This week’s recommendation comes from:
Tequila Butler
English Language Arts Fellow
Tequila says, “As we brought women’s history month to a close last month, I was reminded that the study of women doesn’t have to end, just as the study of Black people doesn’t end after February. This article highlights one educator’s practice in getting students to engage with the parts of our history that are often forgotten or blatantly left out.”
Through the Lens of Those We Love
By Cierra Kaler-Jones
“History is not only around us, but also within us. It is not something that just takes place in textbooks or “out there,” but rather something we make each day. History is etched into the fabric of our loved ones’ beings and we can breathe life into the stories that make up the essence of who we are individually and collectively by exploring our stories, communicating them, and passing them on.” – Cierra Kaler-Jones, social justice educator, writer, and researcher
Social justice educator, writer, and researcher Cierra Kaler-Jones developed a virtual arts-based program called Black Girls S.O.A.R. (Scholarship, Organizing, Arts, and Resistance) alongside eight high school-aged Black girls. Together they researched and learned about Black Feminist Theory, Black history, Afrofuturism, leadership, activism, and community organizing through a healing-centered lens, using various mediums, including dance, animation and poetry. Read on to learn more about this program and what these young women learned.