History class can be relevant, too.Decades after Black parents began denouncing Eurocentric Eu·ro·cen·tric also Eu·ro·po·cen·tric adj. Centered or focused on Europe or European peoples, especially in relation to historical or cultural influence: "The . . . curriculum in local high schools, Philadelphia Philadelphia, ancient cities Philadelphia, name of several ancient cities. One was in Lydia, W Asia Minor (now W Turkey). At the foot of Mt. Tmolus and near the location of modern Alaşehir, it was founded in the 2d cent. B.C. high schools now require students to take a Black history class. The requirement was welcome news to parents of Philadelphia high school students--two-thirds of whom are Black. |
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