Black Expressions: A Four Part Series
Black Expressions is a four part video series featuring Teaching Artists Angela Brown, Carrington Clinton, Chantel Massey, Joshua Thompson and Mark Peay as they share their inspirations, experiences, as well as the importance of representation in the classroom and their hopes for the next generation.
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Arts & Culture Resources
‘Art Can Touch Our Emotional Core.’ Meet the Artists Behind Some of the Most Widespread Images Amid George Floyd Protests – Time Magazine
Black History and Culture – Google Arts & Culture
Portraits of African Americans – Google Arts & Culture
Freedom, Resistance, and the Journey Toward Equality – Google Arts & Culture.
Black Lives Matter murals decorate downtown Indianapolis – The Indy Channel RTV6
Downtown is now a living art gallery. It’s fostering conversations about black lives. – Indy Star
12 Movies to Watch to Educate Yourself About Racism and Protest History, Recommended by Experts – Time Magazine
JUSTIN SEARS-WATSON IS A PHOENIX RISING – On the Aisle with Tom Alvarez
Resources for Parents, Guardians, and Kids
Anti-Racism Resources – Document compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker, Alyssa Klein in May 2020.
How White Parents Can Use Media to Raise Anti-Racist Kids – Common Sense Media
PBS LearningMedia resources on race, racism, protests, civil rights and more – PBS Arizona
Watch the entire CNN/Sesame Street racism town hall – CNN
These Books Can Help You Explain Racism and Protest to Your Kids – NY Times
16 anti-racism books for young children – The Insider
The Brown Bookshelf : United in Story
A parent’s guide to talking to your children about racism, protests, injustice – IndyStyle
Resources for Educators
Race Talk: Engaging Young People in Conversations about Race and Racism -ADL
GEORGE FLOYD, RACISM AND LAW ENFORCEMENT – Share My Lesson
Let’s Talk: An Honest Conversation About Race – Indianapolis Public Schools
Resources by our Teaching Artists & Arts for Learning
Performance: Joshua Thompson and Vajaun Savage | Joshua Thompson & Vajuan Savage | TEDxIndianapolis
Dear Black Man: Loving You Is My Revolution | Poem by Manón Voice
Sunday Morning by Clint Breeze and the Groove
“A Change is Gonna Come” | Dance by Justin Sears-Watson
MONDAY 2 MONDAY : Season #3 : Episode #21 : REVELATIONS vs RESOLUTIONS | Gary Gee
third space legacy video premiere | Samuel Levi Jones | Edison School of the Arts, IPS #47
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