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Kalonji Nzinga: Keeping Language Arts On The Low: A Low-Key Rap Verse

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTBcya0YSMA]

 

Kalonji Nzinga is a professor of Learning Sciences and Human Development at the 麻豆影院. He is a trans-disciplinary researcher and storyteller studying how the cultural worlds we are part of affect our perceptions, our ethical imagination and our development. He is particularly interested in the cultural innovations of those from the Global South and how we can use them as assets and protective factors, assisting us in producing the worlds we wish to see. One example of this is his study of hip-hop and rap culture and its potential for helping Black and Brown youth 鈥渨rite the word and write the world鈥 (as Paolo Freire might say), envisioning and communicating new futures of wellness and cultural self-determination. Connect with him at kalonji.nzinga@colorado.edu or @QuasiWoke on Twitter.

Video recorded for the 2021 CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 Ed Talks. Ed Talks is a series of short, engaging talks centering educators鈥 experiences. Inspired by TED Talks, Ed Talks address some of today鈥檚 most pressing issues in education. Learn more at colorado.edu/education/edtalks.

Ed Talks were filmed in CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 B2 Black Box Studio by Kat Miller () and edited by Tom Parkin ().

 

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The Liberation Soundtrack: A Crossover of Art and Dialogue Around 鈥淪o You Want to Talk 麻豆影院 Race鈥

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NggEL3gZTME]

 

Oct. 29, 2020 recording. The Liberation Soundtrack is a crossover of art and dialogue around the book 鈥淪o You Want to Talk 麻豆影院 Race鈥 by Ijeoma Oluo. Presented by students from CU 麻豆影院: Audrea Fryar 鈻 IG: @audreafryar 鈻 IG: @diversifycunow Karia White 鈻 IG: @Iamkaria 鈻 IG: @ofkaria 鈻 IG: @siblingsinthestruggle Shawn Trenell O'Neal 鈻篤ENMO: @Shawn-ONeal-1 鈻篈nti-Racism Coursera I ...

 

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Dancing for Environmental Justice (DEJ) Series: North Park Village Nature Center ft. Dj Antonio Cesar & Lailah Cabell

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG9aVTMQQAs&t=1s]

 

Cesar Almeida  is an international house music DJ based in Chicago that uses his platform to preserve musical traditions, conserve the environment, and inspire the youth. Cesar is the program director of the , a cultural project that helps beatmakers, artists, and producers connect to African tradition through sampling. He is also the lead learning designer for , an international music studio that facilitates music education and community building opportunities for artists across the world. At this moment, Cesar serves as the youth program coordinator at the , an environmental justice program that invites youth to green spaces for artistic expression, educational workshops, and leadership training to advocate for climate justice in Chicago. The "" series is an example of an artistic project incubated from the Eco Ambassador Program. Follow @poweredbycesar and @djantoniocesar on all platforms to keep updated.