This theme page was created after the killing of George Floyd and includes materials about the history and origins of the Black Lives Matter protests.
Related themes: Civil Rights, Slavery, Racism, Human Rights
Background
Let Us Begin by Saying, Black Lives Matter. | TAPintohttps://www.tapinto.net/towns/paterson/sections/education/articles/let-us-begin-by-saying-black-lives-matterThe death of George Floyd has sparked a social justice movement around the world.
Warm-up
Black Lives Matter Protests Around the World (3:56)https://youtu.be/4Vl4I0weXPUProtesters of all ages, all races, all backgrounds are showing up at Black Lives Matter protests out of love for their fellow human beings.
Students Learn A Powerful Lesson About Privilege (1:45)https://youtu.be/2KlmvmuxzYEStudents Learn A Powerful Lesson About Privilege – With a recycling bin and some scrap paper.
Songs
AMERICAN SKIN (41 SHOTS) Bruce Springsteen (3:27)https://youtu.be/05l27srAONIAMERICAN SKIN (41 SHOTS) is a song written by Bruce Springsteen and released on his 2014 album High Hopes.
Common Freestyle On Sway – YouTube (5:12)https://youtu.be/rA0ra6P9mOc“Real, powerful, and meaningful lyrics” you need to decipher or google.
Bob Dylan – Hurricane Lyrics – YouTube (4:56)https://youtu.be/gGMSfiH850oRubin “Hurricane” Carter (born May 6, 1937) is an American middleweight boxer. In 1966, police arrested Carter for a triple homicide in Paterson, New Jersey.
Vocabulary
Black Lives Matter Vocabularyhttps://quizlet.com/156725956/flashcardsBlack Lives Matter Vocabulary in Quizlet by emilybiegel TEACHER – Login
Lesson Plans
Black Lives Matter – ESL Lesson Plan – Breaking News English Lessonhttps://breakingnewsenglish.com/2006/200608-black-lives-matter.htmlEnglish News Lessons: Free 27-Page lesson plan / 2-page mini-lesson – Black Lives Matter – Handouts, online activities, speed reading, dictation, mp3… current events.
Death of George Floyd sets off massive protests | PBS NewsHour Extrahttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/daily-videos/the-death-of-george-floyd-sets-off-massive-protests/In this NewsHour lesson plan, discuss the protests surrounding the killing of Minneapolis resident George Floyd.
Black Lives Matter Lesson Series: Part 1 | Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibilityhttps://www.morningsidecenter.org/teachable-moment/lessons/black-lives-matter-lesson-series-part-1Students learn about the origins of the Black Lives Matter movement through tweets, quotes, and discussion of the movement’s principles.
Reading
Black lives matter. – Teaching Kids Newshttps://teachingkidsnews.com/2020/06/09/black-lives-matter/In the United States and many other countries around the world, people are protesting against the mistreatment of Black people, especially by (mostly white) police officers, whose job is to serve and protect them.
A Letter to a WHITE Friend: Does WHITE Lives Matter? – Diversity Magazinehttps://www.diversitymag.ca/a-letter-to-a-white-friend-does-white-lives-matter/The answer is certainly YES and YES but to a lesser extent compared to BLACKS who have been getting the worst for ever, with little to no punitive action from the authorities, the reason why BLACK Lives Matter is loudest today more than ever.
FREE! – UKS2 Black Lives Matter Protests Daily News Storyhttps://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/uks2-black-lives-matter-protests-daily-news-story-t-wn-1262Use this UKS2 Black Lives Matter Protests Daily News Story to help you answer questions children may have about the protests happening around the world. – Register for several FREE materials
Growing up Black in Reno | David Gamblehttps://eu.rgj.com/story/opinion/voices/2020/06/14/growing-up-black-reno-david-gamble/3187611001/This opinion column was submitted by David Gamble Jr., an attorney, and Reno native.
15 Books About Racial Justice for Kids | WeAreTeachershttps://www.weareteachers.com/racial-justice-for-kids/These books can help guide important conversations in your classroom.
Viewing
Why Black Lives Matter NOW | Ellis Fearon | TEDxYouth@AEL (6:25)https://youtu.be/A7EZWBIPUUQAlthough Ellis Fearon is not from the US, from the moment when he witnessed what was happening in the “leading power of the world,” he knew that he wanted to make more people aware about this. His talk is about what “being black” means to him.
#BlackLivesMatter: A Look Into The Movement’s History (3:27)https://youtu.be/mI7eHX9u4Q0Alicia Garza, co-founder of #BlackLivesMatter, tells Dena Takruri who these activists are and the tactics they’re using to get what they want.
From the Abolitionist Movement to #BlackLivesMatter | Time Capsule(9:48)https://youtu.be/Vm_4kPlaIj4The abolitionist movement of the 19th century helped galvanize the country against slavery and made the civil war a war for freedom (B1)
Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi: An interview with the founders of Black Lives Matter | TED Talk (15:48)https://www.ted.com/talks/alicia_garza_patrisse_cullors_and_opal_tometi_an_interview_with_the_founders_of_black_lives_matter#t-5387In this spirited conversation with Mia Birdsong, the movement’s three founders share what they’ve learned about leadership and what provides them with hope and inspiration in the face of painful realities.
Verna Myers: How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly toward them (17:53)https://youtu.be/uYyvbgINZkQDiversity advocate Verna Myers looks closely at some of the subconscious attitudes we hold toward out-groups.
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man (9:27)https://youtu.be/h8jUA7JBkF4Emmanuel Acho sits down to have an “uncomfortable conversation” with white America, in order to educate and inform on racism, system racism, social injustice, rioting & the hurt African Americans are feeling today. Episode 2 (12:59)
BBC Panorama 2020 George Floyd A Killing That Shook the World (28:55)https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7uhi0wA documentary of the nation’s uprising after the killing of George Floyd.
13TH | FULL FEATURE | Netflix (1:40:02)https://youtu.be/krfcq5pF8u8Ava DuVernay’s examination of the U.S. prison system looks at how the country’s history of racial inequality drives the high rate of incarceration in America. – Worth every second!
More Materials
Home – Black Lives Matterhttps://blacklivesmatter.com/The official #BlackLivesMatter Global Network builds power to bring justice, healing and freedom to Black people across the globe.
Teaching for Black Liveshttps://www.teachingforblacklives.org/Teaching for Black Lives grows directly out of the Black Lives Matter movement. We recognize that anti-Black racism constructs Black people
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