Students share their wish list for the future of Black History Month

At Rooted School Indianapolis, these students look ahead to a new vision of what Black History Month could be. Rooted is a charter school housed within the east side campus of Eastern Star Church in Indianapolis. The school serves students in grades seven through 12. The Indianapolis Recorder caught up with several students from Rooted to talk about what they believe the future of Black History Month should be. Responses have been edited for length and clarity. Caleb Harris (Photo provided/Sparrow Reed Communications) Name: Caleb Harris Grade: 12 Black history inspirations: The Black Panther Party, Malcolm X, Huey P. Newton “I didn’t know the (Black Panthers) were one of the main powers behind free breakfast for every child. They’re the reason why we have free breakfast for children today. They were behind a lot of different things that we have today that people don’t know.” The future of Black History Month: “I would like to learn more about the earlier time of Black history in Africa before people came here. People only know that we were first brought as slaves. Our history is very erased. (There’s) really no history between what we accomplished. I feel like there shouldn’t just be...