Are you ready for the challenge?

Since 2009, TeenSHARP has been preparing Black, Latino, and low-income students for selective colleges and to be equity-centered leaders.

As part of this process, we have provided our students with culturally relevant curricula and opportunities to learn from leaders and scholars of color.

In this Black History Challenge course, we've pulled together inspiring and informative content students, parents, and friends of TeenSHARP can use to deepen their knowledge of Black History.

And most importantly, you can use this course to take action to create a racially just and equitable society!







TeenSHARPies are learning & making
Black history


We refuse to wait for school officials to create conditions in which Black excellence is celebrated and studied. We build them ourselves.

This self-paced course features the type of content our students have had access to on their journey into top colleges. We also feature several of our students' stories throughout the course.

We invite you to take the challenge with us and engage in conversation in the comments as well!


Samiah Sudler-Brooks (TeenSHARP '22)

Samiah is a student at Howard University majoring in Political Science and minoring in International Affairs. As a Junior Fellow with the Library of Congress in 2023, she worked on a project entitled "The Journey to Our Rights: African American Activism from the 1900s-Present Day.”

Maija Ross
(TeenSHARP '13)

Maija Ross attended UMass-Amherst and led several protests and advocacy campaigns while on campus. After graduating, she worked at TeenSHARP for a few years and now is the Assistant Vice President of Global Culture and Inclusion Programs at Chubb.

Hamza Parker
(TeenSHARP '24)

Hamza Parker is a high school senior in Delaware. He was recently featured in the Soledad O'Brien Productions/CBS Reports documentary "The End of Affirmative Action."

Our Black History Challenge Curriculum


  Welcome to TeenSHARP's Black History Challenge! Are you ready?
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  Module 1: Foundations in Black History
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  Module 2: What You Probably Didn't Know About Healthcare in Black History
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  Module 3: Black History in Business, Entrepreneurship, and the Economy
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  Module 4: Black History, Legacy, and Innovation in Education
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  Module 5: Black History in Politics and Government
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  Module 6: The Legacy of Black Activism and Resistance
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  Module 7: Black History in Arts & Culture
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  Module 7: Black History in Sports that you Probably Didn't Know
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  Module 8: Black Writers, Thinkers, and Visionaries
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  Module 9: Black History in Science, Technology, Engineering & Math
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  Module 10: International Affairs, Pan-Africanism, and Black History
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  Module 11: Taking Action & Building Upon Black History
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