4 quarters of reading for my first year of teaching
Texts that informed my understanding during my first year of teaching:
QUARTER 1:
A Seat at the Table (album) - Solange
Black Messiah (album) - D’angelo
The Crossover (book) by Kwame Alexander
Passing (book) by Nella Larsen
Daughters of the Dust (film) by Julie Dash
Code Switch (podcast) by Shereen Marisol Meraji and Gene Demby
For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood…and the Rest of Y’all Too by Christopher Emdin
Yellow Brick Roads by Janet Allen
QUARTER 2:
Inside Out and Back Again by Thannha Lai
Losing Ground (film) by Kathleen Collins
So Many White Guys (podcast) by Phoebe Robinson
Punished by Rewards by Alfie Kohn
A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota ed. by Sun Yung Shin
Passionate Learners by Pernille Ripp
Culture & Power in the Classroom by Antonia Darder
Fun Home (book and musical) by Alison Bechdel
Poetry off the Shelf (podcast) by the Poetry Foundation
13th (film) by Ava Duvernay
QUARTER 3:
Moonlight (film) by Barry Jenkins
The Tiger Rising by Kate Dicamillo
The Rookie Podcast by Tavi Gevinson
“We Got it from Here—Thank You 4 Your Service” by Christopher Emdin - Keynote 2017 SXSWedu
"We Got it from Here—Thank You 4 Your Service” (album) by A Tribe Called Quest
13 Reasons Why (Netflix series)
@swellvalleybloodpulse (instagram feed)
QUARTER 4:
DAMN. (album) by Kendrick Lamar
Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A History of the Hip-hop Generation by Jeff Chang
The Bridge Called my Back ed. by Cherrie Moraga and Gloria Anzaldua
Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo & Me (graphic memoir) by Ellen Forney
Teen Vogue
Grace and The Fever by Zan Romanoff
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
I Am Not Your Negro (film) by Raoul Peck
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki (film) by Juho Kuosmanen