video:
“Never Catch Me”
lesson:
DAMN.: The Art and Importance of Storytelling
Grades: AP/Honors/101, High
Subjects: Art/Design, ELA, Social Studies/History
Activities: Gallery Walk, Musical Analysis, Textual Analysis, Visual Analysis
Topics: Black History, Contemporary Music, Literature
How do Kendrick Lamar’s album DAMN. and the work of photojournalist Gordon Parks tell stories that bring attention to social issues?
lesson:
#BlackLivesMatter: Music in a Movement
Grades: High, Middle
Subjects: Social Studies/History
Activities: Textual Analysis, Visual Analysis
Topics: Black History, Civics and Politics, Contemporary Music, Current Events, Gender and Sexuality, Social Justice Movements, Women's History
How have musicians responded to the Black Lives Matter movement?
lesson:
“Alright” and the History of Black Protest Songs
Grades: High, Middle
Subjects: Social Emotional Learning, Social Studies/History
Activities: Station Activities, Textual Analysis
Topics: Black History, Civics and Politics, Contemporary Music, Current Events, Social Justice Movements
How have black artists throughout the 20th century used music to speak about racial injustice in America?