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By Lisa Smith-Overton

A couple of years ago, in celebration of Black History Month, my son Gabriel was assigned a project by his social studies teacher. The assignment: Research a historic figure in African-American history, make a presentation dressed as the figure, and write a six-page report.

I was more excited than my son. I had never been given assignments like this in middle school; researching people who played important roles in African-American history–in my history. I nodded my head in approval and Gabriel went into further detail about the project.

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Why are Muslims whitewashed in the news media? Name one Muslim news anchor on BET, CNN, FOX, NBC, ABC, WGN or columnist at any major newspaper.