To celebrate Black History Month, this Virginia-based teacher is bringing history to life. Latoya McGriff is a first-grade teacher at Creekside Elementary School in Suffolk, Virginia. This year, McGriff decided to dress up as a different African American historical figure every school day during Black
Latoya McGriff is a first-grade teacher at Creekside Elementary School in Suffolk, Virginia. This year, McGriff decided to dress up as a different African American historical figure every school day during Black History Month.
"It is important for the children to see that people who look like them have made contributions because it reassures them that they can, too … It's hard to believe in something you don't see," McGriff said. Jackson's life was most recently portrayed in the 2016 blockbuster"Hidden Figures," where she was played by Janelle Monae.
Two institutions personally relevant to McGriff are Hampton University, the Virginia school that she graduated from in 2006, and Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc., the sorority of which she's a member.
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