Pulitzer Center Update February 12, 2026
Black History Month: A Time for Complex Conversations
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New Teaching Resource: Connecting Black American History With Global Issues
One of the most important opportunities we have during commemorative months like Black History Month is to inform and reshape our understanding of the society we live in today and the interwoven histories that helped shape it.
Black History Month in particular asks us to recognize and celebrate the innumerable ways Black people and Black culture have bettered our society while also acknowledging the violence and systemic injustices Black communities have navigated and endured. Through powerful reporting and engagement programs, including our 1619 education work, the Pulitzer Center offers many resources to spark and support complex dialogues about Black history.
As the original education partner for The 1619 Project, which began as a New York Times Magazine special issue in 2019, the Pulitzer Center has supported hundreds of educators working to cultivate meaningful student discussions about the complex origin story of the United States and the lasting legacies of slavery around the world.
In my management of this work each year, I strive to evolve these critical conversations by bringing in new resources and unique lenses for engaging with The 1619 Project. This is exemplified in our new 1619 Global Connections Resource Collection, which includes thematic guides that bring 1619 material, Pulitzer Center-supported reporting, and curricular resources together in exploration of each of our focus areas.
The guides were created as resources for our 1619 Global Connections Workshop Series, which engaged over 240 educators and saw 87% of surveyed respondents report increased understanding of the subjects.
Now the published collection exists alongside journalistic conversations as tools for anyone interested in bringing Black American history into conversation with current global issues and events.
I hope you’ll take some to explore the new Resource Collection and share with educators in your circle. I also invite you to join us for the first event in our new quarterly Defining Democracy workshop series on Monday, February 16, from 2:00 to 4:00pm EST.
In addition, click here for a complete list of Pulitzer Center-supported reporting on the topic of racial justice.
Donnalie Jamnah, senior program manager, K-12 Education team
This message appeared in the February 13, 2026, edition of the Pulitzer Center's weekly newsletter. Subscribe today.
