In the summer of 2019, Black Homeschoolers of Birmingham began with Yalonda Chandler and Jennifer Duckworth, who were two African-American, homeschool moms that were actively serving in their local church and homeschool community. Although both had active families and multiple school aged children to support, they realized that although they had found several avenues of resources to support their homeschool environments there was still an element missing. That element was the acknowledgement and celebration of their African-American culture and heritage. Upon joining a Facebook group that targeted homeschoolers in their region, they soon discovered that they both were eager for community and shared a desired for a safe space for their children to excel with other homeschooled children. They knew that others were also seeking the same environment.

Once they met on a playdate, they quickly realized that they shared common faith based values and convictions that led them to one another; it was not long after that the two moms started to plan play dates, field trips, and other activities that centered around the cultural development of homeschoolers.

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Although our community formed in 2019 as Birmingham Area Homeschool Moms, it was not until the emergence of Covid in the spring of 2020 that served as a catalyst to cement our  renewed purpose and led us to change our name to Black Homeschoolers of Birmingham. Our focus and purpose has now evolved to be a “landing pad” that centers the educational development of Black and Brown homeschoolers.