Zinn Education Project Launches 2026-2027 Series on Black History

Entering its sixth year, the program addresses a growing deficit in professional development, where nearly half of teachers report that mandatory training fails to meet their practical classroom needs. Each 75-minute monthly session pairs a historian with a teacher, facilitating an environment where participants move beyond passive listening into breakout rooms to strategize on bringing honest, justice-centered content to their students.

The upcoming curriculum features a diverse roster of experts, including Aaron Fountain Jr. and Jon Hale on the history of student organizing, alongside Howard Bryant, Gary Tyler, and Kelly Lytle Hernández. By centering perspectives often excluded from standard textbooks—such as the role of Black women in voting rights and the systemic roots of racial hierarchies—the series functions as both an academic resource and a support network for educators operating under increasing political pressure and censorship.