Instead of celebrating and honoring the legacy of black people for Black History Month, a Chicago elementary school is under fire for assigning students to a project on African animals, according ...

Leavitt St., opted to celebrate Black History Month by having the students learn about African animals, rather than about people. "African animals have no place in black history," Manning said.

Leavitt St. Google Maps Share The idea for the “African animals” Black History Month project that caused uproar at Sutherland Elementary School this week appears to have stemmed from a Chicago ...

To honor Black History Month, teachers had assigned kids a project about African animals? She called in her 5-year-old daughter, Raeghan, to check her backpack. “We are celebrating African ...

In leopards, Burrard-Lucas explains, if both parents have the animal gene melanism — which causes excess dark-colored pigment — the cub could be born with black fur. An African black leopard ...