Archive for the Curriculum Category

The Memphis Heritage Trail Fall Teacher Institute provides 1st-12th grade educators with the opportunity to engage in intensive study and discussion of important topics and issues relative to the African-American experience in Memphis. This institute offers direct experiences in the interpretation of significant historical and cultural sites and the

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MEMPHIS, TN (WMC) -Wednesday, August 9th 2017, 4:19 pm CDTWednesday, August 9th 2017, 5:46 pm CDT By WMCActionNews5.com Staff Students at a high school in Memphis have a unique opportunity to take part in a pilot history course. Kirby High School is offering its students the chance to takeRead more →

Tony Jones & Karanja A. Ajanaku, Special to The New Tri-State Defender | 8/3/2017, 10:41 a.m. When Kirby High School opens Monday (August 7) for the 2017-18 school year, a new African American history curriculum inspired by the Memphis Heritage Trail will be in place to give

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By: Tish Clark Posted: Jul 05, 2017 05:24 PM CDT Updated: Jul 05, 2017 06:47 PM CDT MEMPHIS, Tenn. (localmemphis.com) – Celebrating the bluff city’s history and heritage. Memphis Heritage Trail wants to highlight history in areas of the city most people don’t know exist, and teach Memphis African-American

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POSTED 5:32 PM, JUNE 30, 2017, BY MIKE SURIANI, UPDATED AT 05:35PM, JUNE 30, 2017 MEMPHIS-As we look toward the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., News Channel 3 will be sharing fifty stories of how his legacy is still very much

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