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Creating a curriculum with Black girls in mind 

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and South Carolina, the program focuses on research- and arts-based projects structured around Black history and feminist thought, Afro-futurism and the history of organization and activism. Cierra Kaler-Jones presents some of her foundational work that provided the research basis of the curriculum and pedagogy for Black Girls S.O.A.R.

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Our History Is Not Lost: Resources for Learning and Teaching the Fullness of Black History

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Amid bans on teaching Black history and calculated attempts at falsifying history, we all need a recalibration in the importance of telling full stories about America’s past and present. Oral history has preserved Black history, and sharing these stories across generations will preserve truths and offer a blueprint for the future.

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“It’s so hard and so challenging:” An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling

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Teachers certainly will have to adjust some of our pedagogy, and extended deadlines might just become a norm, or having more flexibility about how kids are able to complete assignments. The post “It’s so hard and so challenging:” An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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As Humanities Fight for Support, New Journal Aims to Celebrate Their Role in Public Life

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A scholarly book or article about history or philosophy counts. So does a local oral-history project, an art exhibit, or a dinner-table conversation about books, movies, or music. Like air, humanities-driven work is everywhere but taken for granted, so much a part of life its easy to overlook.