https://padlet.com/fearon_nicole/zviclswzr6lco4yj en-us 2023-09-29 14:41:13 UTC 2023-09-29 15:07:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/fearon_nicole/zviclswzr6lco4yj/wish/2726190185 - Introducing diverse literature that celebrates Black identities from authors who come from different classes, genders, etc. 
- Field trips to places where students could be exposed to diverse opinions, content, and experiences (visiting "A Different Booklist" - a bookstore that focuses on African literature)
- Having guest speakers to speak on certain topics where you may not have lived experiences 
- Integrating family stories and student's experiences to incorporate lived experiences within the curriculum ]]> 2023-09-29 14:55:17 UTC https://padlet.com/fearon_nicole/zviclswzr6lco4yj/wish/2726190185 https://padlet.com/fearon_nicole/zviclswzr6lco4yj/wish/2726190928 - Incorporating more diverse voices in theatre, for example Buddies in Bad Time and Night Wood Theatre 
- Introducing history of colonization in visual arts, but also focussing on how BIPOC artists are expressing themselves today 
- Not having Eurocentric artists be the main focus of art education 
- Highlighting the shift from historic to modern art 
- Honouring different cultures, identities, etc and how they are expressed in art ]]> 2023-09-29 14:55:46 UTC https://padlet.com/fearon_nicole/zviclswzr6lco4yj/wish/2726190928 https://padlet.com/fearon_nicole/zviclswzr6lco4yj/wish/2726193826 - Sharing what Black artists are doing in our various fields
- Bringing Black guests / industry professionals into the classroom to show students that this industry is possible and exciting for them
- Sharing stories and works of BlackJoy
- Doing in partnership with the communities
- Sharing Back achievements and successes within the classroom 
- Different styles of design/food/art from different places in the world
- How different people around the world use different materials / what those materials mean (wood, metal, food, art ect...) 
- Working with community groups to build out lessons

]]> 2023-09-29 14:57:42 UTC https://padlet.com/fearon_nicole/zviclswzr6lco4yj/wish/2726193826 https://padlet.com/fearon_nicole/zviclswzr6lco4yj/wish/2726199850 Bringing in Black historical, contemporary thinkers, writers, artists to empower Black students. We need to bring these ideas to the class so that students can learn about specific experiences while empowering students. For example we could use the conversation of slavery in Canada, by teaching students there was slavery, however by entering the modes of resistance used by the Maroons in Jamaica we can teach students about the African diaspora into Canada, this can connect to unity because many of the Maroons worked together to fight off the British, as well as worked together to carve a path for themselves in Halifax and the development of Citadel Hill. 
If possible introducing students to Black Queer authors such as Bell Hooks to think critically about the intersectionality between gender, race, and disability rights.
There is a book called Invisible Boy by Harrison Mooney that depicts the life of a Black boy adopted by a White Evangelical family and navigating the perils that come with. This can be used as a way to help Black students connect to the sixties scoop; where Indigenous children were taken from their families without their consent and forced to assimilate into European culture. 
The novel The Day-Breakers by Micheal Fraser caputres the Black- Canadian soldiers sacrificed who fought for during the American Civil War. The poems capture their voices and gives a new perspective of black history and how Black Loyalist migrated to Canada. 
Blackish is a tv show that highlights a modern Black family and how they navigate with their black identities while surrounding by upper class White families. The show touches on several topics such as Patriarchy, Mental health,  Bi-racial identities, and Anti-Black Racism. This show can be used a spring board into classroom discussions. 
We can position Black history as not just as in the afterlife of slavery.
Using Black Girl Magic, as a way to humanize Black Women and their Bodies, and their beauty. 
Highlighting the Nia Centre for the Arts as a hub for black aesthetics and inventiveness. Many of the events and workshops that the Nia Centre puts on are student friendly. ]]> 2023-09-29 15:01:51 UTC https://padlet.com/fearon_nicole/zviclswzr6lco4yj/wish/2726199850 https://padlet.com/fearon_nicole/zviclswzr6lco4yj/wish/2726205139 -Bringing in the achievements of Black athletes beyond their athletic life/performances (i.e. what achievements do Black athletes have beyond their sport?)
-Discuss how in history Black athletes who have been involved in sports have created change beyond their sport
- Celebrating black aesthetic - how the fab five (group of 5 black nba players) brought an aesthetic shift in clothing and style in the nba. we still see these styles in the nba today.
-celebrate Black athletes beyond stereotypical Black sports
-celebrate and prioritize Black student achievement outside of sports (i.e. academics) ]]> 2023-09-29 15:05:46 UTC https://padlet.com/fearon_nicole/zviclswzr6lco4yj/wish/2726205139