Pennsylvania
PA
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Students will explore resources about the wealth theft from Black Americans that has repeatedly occurred from 1619 to the present in order to research and propose a comprehensive solution.
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Author
Kristian Ogungbemi
Kristian Ogungbemi is currently the lead teacher for the Global Leadership Program at Kensington Health Sciences Academy in Philadelphia, PA. Global Leadership is a three year major that focuses on...
April 27, 2022 -
Units
How Language Becomes Law
Students use rhetorical analysis skills to reflect on the media backlash to The 1619 Project and connect political media rhetoric to current anti-critical race theory (CRT) legislation.
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Students create artistic memorials honoring enslaved Africans after exploring the origins and development of the Atlantic Slave War, forms of control used by enslavers, and forms of Black resistance.
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Students explore personal connections to national and local histories, gain an understanding of connections between oppressive systems in the past and present, and create original artistic works.
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In this unit, students will evaluate key claims made in essays from The 1619 Project as well as writing that criticizes the project in order to write a research paper explaining the impact of slavery.
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Pulitzer Center Update
Reshaping and Reframing African American History with The 1619 Project Books
The following reflection was written by Abigail Henry, who teaches African American history at...
November 11, 2021 -
This team of educators created units to support multiple African-American History courses in the...
October 20, 2021 -
Our youth will explore histories and own our present stories in order to create a deeper...
October 20, 2021 -
This team of educators worked to create a cohesive unit that contextualizes the long-lasting effects...
October 20, 2021 -
This Kensington Health Sciences team supported 11th grade English, 12th-grade Poetry, and 11th grade...
October 20, 2021