Part 1 LEGACY

“Part 1. Legacy” provides the social-historical-political context of the Black Child Legacy Campaign and the events that led to the launch of a citywide effort. Torry Winn, Maisha Winn, and Damany Fisher illustrate why history matters to understanding the current conditions and state of Black communities and how history can be used as a tool to transform the future for Black children. In chapter 2, Maisha and Torry Winn present their framework of “5 Pedagogical Stances”—history matters, race matters, justice matters, language matters, and futures matter—and the methods used for the evaluation. Damany then outlines the history of racist policies in real estate and housing that contributed to current problems in the Black community.