Throughout February, Whitney M. Young Job Corps Center has highlighted our connection to Black History.

Staff have shared facts about important historical figures, given presentations on why this history matters and how it’s relevant today, even digging into our center’s own storied legacy.

And as that was happening, students at Whitney weren’t just listening – they were teaching too.

It was Whitney’s student body that taught some of the most enlightening lessons of Black History Month.

“We did numerous things,” said Whitney SGA President and Treasurer AliciaKaye Bryant (Pharmacy Tech). “We first put together a presentation for our student body to see, along with creating a scavenger hunt for the students to have fun while learning something at the same time.”

The scavenger hunt in particular challenged students to find clues and identify notable figures in Black history scattered across campus.

Students were also given the opportunity to watch a film, Say Her Name, and challenged to write essay responses to that film. The winner received a prize.

Bryant felt it was important that as many people as possible learn the history that she and fellow students taught.

“I believe it’s important for everyone to know,” she said. “No matter where they’re from, it’s important to know Black history.”