#honesthistory
#BlackHistoryMonth

Black
History is #HonestHistory.

It exists regardless of how you feel.

It just is.

I want to learn more!
February 17, 2026 at 4:03 AM
January 19, 2026 at 3:55 PM
#Virginia’s reliance on #FinesAndFees that perpetuate harm against Black Virginians is shaped by nearly 400 years of laws

Recognizing this history helps us reshape a fairer and more equitable future. #HonestHistory

🔗via @wric.com
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December 11, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Our latest report highlights Virginia’s history of shaping its laws to curb progress by and for Black communities.

These choices set the stage for today’s #FinesAndFees system, which continues to trap families in cycles of poverty.

#HonestHistory
Honest History: How Fines and Fees Came to Harm Black Communities in Virginia - The Commonwealth Institute
Trace how fines and fees in Virginia’s criminal legal system evolved and how they still largely harm Black communities today.
thecommonwealthinstitute.org
December 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The #FreedomToLearn our nation’s history is under siege. The AHA combats bills restricting history education and provides resources and support for educators advocating for #HonestHistory. Learn more about our Teaching History with Integrity initiatives.
Teaching History with Integrity | American Historical Association
AHA initiatives providing resources and support for history educators facing intensifying controversies about the teaching of the American past.
www.historians.org
November 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
High school teacher Katharina Matro explains how growing up in Germany and learning about the country’s past “made me a more informed citizen, a more politically aware citizen, a more critical thinker.” #FreedomToLearn #HonestHistory 🗃️
Teaching with Integrity: Confronting a Nation's Past
YouTube video by American Historical Association
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November 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This is why #HonestHistory matters!
October 30, 2025 at 3:37 AM
History teacher Katharina Matro on how growing up in Germany and learning about the country’s past “made me a more informed citizen, a more politically aware citizen, a more critical thinker.” #FreedomToLearn #HonestHistory
Teaching with Integrity: Confronting a Nation's Past
YouTube video by American Historical Association
www.youtube.com
August 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
AHA staff have testified before state legislatures and boards of education in support of the teaching of #HonestHistory. “You cannot censor your way to great schools,” testified senior program analyst Julia Brookins before Texas SBOE. #FreedomToLearn 🗃️
AHA Testimony Before Legislatures and Boards of Education - AHA
AHA staff have testified before state legislatures and boards of education in support of the teaching of honest history.   Julia Brookins, Texas State Board of Education November 22, 2024 Julia Brooki...
www.historians.org
July 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
September book lineup for Soulcial Studies! #honesthistory
June 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The #FreedomToLearn our nation’s history is under siege. The AHA combats bills restricting history education and provides resources and support for educators advocating for #HonestHistory. Learn more about our Teaching History with Integrity initiatives. 🗃️
Teaching History with Integrity | American Historical Association
AHA initiatives providing resources and support for history educators facing intensifying controversies about the teaching of the American past.
www.historians.org
May 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
#HonestHistory threatens MAGA.
Why?
May 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
🙋🏽Con permiso, Mr. Landau, I’d like a word. Because as you must know, most folks did not arrive on tax payer financed planes with instant visas or work permits.
Worse, over 388,000 were kidnapped, brought in chains to work for free and used like livestock for generations.
#HonestHistory 🇺🇸
May 14, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Growing up in Germany, Katharina Matro “was confronted with my country’s history without mercy. It’s made me a more informed citizen, a more politically aware citizen, a more critical thinker.” #FreedomToLearn #HonestHistory 🗃️
Teaching with Integrity: Confronting a Nation's Past
YouTube video by American Historical Association
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April 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
As part of the #FreedomToLearn initiative, the AHA responds directly to legislation that would restrict history education. Visit our website for a full list of letters sent by the AHA in response to such legislation. #HonestHistory 🗃️
Freedom to Learn | American Historical Association
The AHA’s Freedom to Learn initiative educates historians and others on how to advocate publicly for honest history education, responds directly to the bills themselves, and creates resources.
www.historians.org
April 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
honesthistory.co/blogs/blog/p... Purple Heart Warriors: Interview with Clyde Kusatsu — The 442nd Regimental Combat Team is one of the most decorated Army units in U.S. military history. Yet, their story... #AAPI #aapimembers Thanks #HonestHistory 4informing our youth our history!
Purple Heart Warriors: Interview with Clyde Kusatsu
The 442nd Regimental Combat Team is one of the most decorated Army units in U.S. military history. Yet, their story is still not widely known. Comprised of second-generation Japanese Americans, or Nis...
honesthistory.co
April 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Sometimes we just have to be honest about what we think and feel - I talk about this in this episode of The Rise and Fall of the Federal Government - It's about 6 minutes long #bias #prejudice #Culture #HonestHistory youtu.be/ZcOCoKAyoBA
Everyone is Biased - Does anyone want to hear the truth?
YouTube video by Hank Wilson
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March 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
AHA staff have testified before state legislatures and boards of education in support of the teaching of #HonestHistory. “You cannot censor your way to great schools,” testified senior program analyst Julia Brookins before Texas SBOE. #FreedomToLearn 🗃️
AHA Testimony Before Legislatures and Boards of Education - AHA
AHA staff have testified before state legislatures and boards of education in support of the teaching of honest history.   Julia Brookins, Texas State Board of Education November 22, 2024 Julia Brooki...
www.historians.org
February 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The #FreedomToLearn our nation’s history is under siege. The AHA combats bills restricting history education and provides resources and support for educators advocating for #HonestHistory. Learn more about our Teaching History with Integrity initiatives. 🗃️
Teaching History with Integrity | American Historical Association
AHA initiatives providing resources and support for history educators facing intensifying controversies about the teaching of the American past.
www.historians.org
February 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM