Teaching Ferguson & Black Lives Matter
FAM: This year starts the third year of Real Talk: Hip Hop Ed for Social Justice. Our first session was quite somber as the class focused on the killing of Mike Brown, Ferguson, MO, and the history of police brutality toward Black bodies in the U.S. I had just returned from a trip to Ferguson […]
Know Your History: Hip Hop & Verbal Art
Fam – This week we used the KWL chart from last week’s class to springboard our discussion around the history of Hip Hop. The students were amazing. We started class with our afternoon cypher. The greeting for the day: “What’s good.” The message of the day: “Know your history.” After our cypher, I gave the […]
The Foundation – Hip Hop Ed
Hello Fam: My name is Bettina Love. I am an assistant professor at the University of Georgia. My passion for teaching and research stems from my love of Hip Hop music and culture. As a youngster, my life was greatly influenced by Hip Hop. Hip Hop taught me how to believe in myself, overcome adversity, […]
Real Talk: Hip Hop Education for Social Justice
Real Talk: Hip Hop Education for Social Justice (Real Talk) is an after-school program for elementary school aged students aimed at promoting issues of social justice through Hip Hop education. Real Talk is based on the core practices of Social Justice Education (SJE). SJE is the process of students acknowledging, reflecting, critiquing and moving toward practical […]