A. Adar Ayira
A. Adar Ayira is the project manager of Associated Black Charities’ More in the Middle Initiative, which seeks to eliminate the longstanding wealth gaps that divide white and households of color in Maryland. She is also an experienced anti-racism/anti-oppression education facilitator and trainer.
Blog Posts
Audacious idea: an overhaul of Black History Month
Posted on Feb 15, 2010 in Race
In 1926, when Carter G. Woodson first advocated for “Black History Week,” not only were the contributions of African descendants ignored, but American history was deliberately whitewashed (pun intended). Those responsible for writing what we now accept as the popular … Continue reading →