UPDATED OURSTORY MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER BLACK TO SCHOOL ISSUE

OURSTORY MAGAZINE™ — SEPTEMBER 2026

BLACK TO SCHOOL ISSUE

Theme: Black Education • Black Memory • Black Community • Black Futures

The September 2026 BLACK TO SCHOOL issue explores education beyond the classroom—looking at the people, institutions, history, culture, family relationships, and ancestral knowledge that have helped Black communities teach, protect, prepare, and sustain generations.

This is a 66-page digital magazine experience, combining historical exploration, contemporary culture, education, family content, interactive activities, original comics, community resources, and Black-centered storytelling.

WHAT'S INSIDE

🖤 FEATURE — “When the Village Doesn't Know Itself”

A multi-page exploration of Black education, historical memory, relationships, community responsibility, and what it means to rebuild an educational village that knows its children.

🏫 BLACK PLACES, SACRED SPACES™

A journey through Black educational history and legacy:

HOME — Kansas City: Lincoln High School

MIDWEST — St. Louis: Stowe Teachers College

ACROSS BLACK AMERICA: M Street/Dunbar High School

ACROSS THE CONTINENT/DIASPORA: Burkina Faso

🌳 GRANDCESTOR SPOTLIGHT

Remembering Nana Dr. Asa G. Hilliard III and his work surrounding African-centered education, culture, history, and the education of Black children.

🥁 OURSTORY NEWS DRUM™

Black-centered news viewed through OURSTORY's geographic lenses—from home and the Midwest to Black America, the Diaspora, and the African continent.

👧🏾 OURSTORY CHILDREN'S CORNER

A dedicated space created with Black children and families in mind.

🎨 OURSTORY COMICS™ — BLACK TO SCHOOL

Six editorial pages using visual storytelling to connect history, education, memory, identity, and the experiences of Black children across generations.

📚 OURSTORY BOOK REVIEW

🎶 FILM, MUSIC & CULTURE

Including:

Kansas City's reggae culture and KC Reggae Fest

Abibitumi Abibifahodie Film Festival

🏡 OURSTORY HOME

🍲 OURSTORY CUISINE

🌱 OURSTORY GROWTH & SOIL

🪮 OURSTORY DUAFE — Beauty • Grooming • Care

🌍 OURSTORY SOJOURNS

🙏🏾 OURSTORY SPIRITUALITY

🌳 UNDER THE ANCESTRAL TREE

Reflection, remembrance, and connection across generations.

🧠 OURSTORY BRAIN BUILDERS — 3 PAGES

Interactive learning activities tied to the issue, including the BLACK TO SCHOOL crossword, search-a-word, and Kwaku activity, plus answers.

📍 OURSTORY RESOURCE GUIDE

📅 OURSTORY CALENDAR

💰 OURSTORY BLACKONOMICS

📰 Editorial Transparency & Production Note

✍🏾 Contributors & Publication Information

And throughout the issue are advertisements and previews connected to the larger OURSTORY / TimBOOKtu ecosystem, including the upcoming October 2026 OURSTORY Magazine issue.

PRODUCT FORMAT

This isn't intended to feel like somebody emailed the reader a pile of disconnected pages. 😂

The primary edition is a tap-screen digital magazine, designed for phones/tablets with forward-and-back navigation. The HTML edition also preserves the interactive Brain Builders experience.

A PDF edition provides a familiar document format for reading and compatibility.

WHO IT'S FOR

The issue is intentionally intergenerational—something a parent, educator, elder, teenager, history lover, community builder, or family can explore.

And that distinction matters to me for the Payhip marketing:

This isn't an education trade magazine written only for teachers.

BLACK TO SCHOOL is the September theme, but the magazine itself remains the broader OURSTORY Magazine™ experience—history, culture, education, family, spirituality, food, community, economics, creativity, and ancestral memory all living together.

OUR STORY. OUR VOICE. OUR FUTURE.

Restoring Ancestral Memory Since 2026. 🖤❤️💚

You will get a PDF (129MB) file