Austin ISD kicks off Black History Month

A Pan-African flag-raising ceremony will launch Black History Month at 9 a.m. today, Feb. 1, at the Austin ISD Central Office. The ceremony will be led by Superintendent Matias Segura, and the event will feature spoken word by second grader Riley Olivia, and students from Oak Springs Elementary and Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders will do a reading of the poem “New Day’s Lyric” by Amanda Gorman. All campuses receive resources and are encouraged to collaborate with students and staff to design Black History Month activities that engage, educate and provide an opportunity for deeper exploration of Black and African American history than what is taught throughout the year.