Teach more than Black History.
Build Character.

Tell the stories of black Americans like Glenn Loury, Thomas Sowell, and Walter E. Williams, whose tenacity and resilience enabled them to overcome adversity and make invaluable contributions to our country.

Download the FREE lesson plans on three contemporary scholars Glenn Loury, Thomas Sowell, and Walter E. Williams — for your K-12 students today.

Inspire your students with stories of Black Excellence

The Woodson Center’s Olympic History curriculum is designed to educate K-12 students of black Americans whose tenacity and resilience enabled them to overcome adversity and make invaluable contributions to our country. It also teaches character and decision-making skills that equip students to take charge of their futures. These lessons in black American excellence are free and publicly available for all.

About the Woodson Center

The Woodson Center’s mission is to empower community-based leaders to promote solutions that reduce crime and violence, restore families, revitalize underserved communities, and assist in the creation of economic enterprise.