Tag: African American
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The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Banned book writing prompts.
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“What If” Poems
Reckoning with history and trauma through artistic re-envisioning.
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Origin Story Lesson Plan
Using "Afro-Latina" by Elizabeth Acevedo to ground students in their multiple identities and lived experiences.
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Teachers & Writers Black Lives Matter Reading List
Resources for teaching about the Black experience and social justice.
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The Talk
Dr. Joshua Bennett on obsessions, music, and Blackness across time.
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The Ball Turned into Poetry
A Conversation with Glenis Redmond
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The Talk
Roya Marsh on Student Voice, Black Queer Joy, and Getting Out of the Way
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Frederick Douglass & The Value of My Life
Exploring the intersection between literature and history.
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Reading While Black
Or, for colored children who considered literary suicide when the rainbow wasn't enough.
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Ain’t I a Teacher?
Teaching persuasive writing inspired by Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I a Woman?”
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Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise”
Dr. Angelou is a celebrated poet, memoirist, novelist, educator, dramatist, producer, actress, historian, filmmaker, and civil rights activist.
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Misery Is Fun
Using Langston Hughes's "Black Misery"