1) Origins
- History of and resources for:
Black History Month in the U.S. and Canada ///
Martin Luther King Jr. Day /// Kwanzaa /// Juneteenth /// Black Nationalism (Marcus Garvey, Black Nationalist
Colors and Flag, Malcolm X, Black Power, Organization Us) /// NAACP ///
National Urban League ///
National Council of Negro Women /// Rainbow/PUSH Coalition /// SCLC
2) Popular Topics: With resources including links,
books, videos, CDs:
Underground Railroad, Slavery and Slave
Narratives /// Civil Rights Movement /// Family Stuff: Food
- Folk Tales - Children's Booklists - Genealogy /// Women
/// Black Composers /// Higher Education:
Historically Black Colleges, African Studies Programs, Research Centers,
etc. /// Cool Sites of General Interest
/// General Larry Platt, of American Idol fame for his original song "Pants on the Ground" is a veteran of the Civil Rights Movement. /// The Negro National Anthem: Lift Every Voice and Sing
New! African
American Heritage Travel: Building the largest and most comprehensive site
on the web
3) Offline Resources
A. Music: CDs, books
and videos about African American music. With emphasis on anthologies
of traditional music, classical
composers, and music from the Civil Rights movement.
B. Educational Videos
Even if your school or public library does not own these videos, they are
widely available free-of-charge through interlibrary loan.
C. Reading List An
eclectic selection of recommendations from my own shelf, for the general
reader or for educators. You'll find many more resources listed by curricular
area in Beyond Black
History Month: The Teacher Toolkit.
D. Black TV Programs on DVD: From "Amos and Andy" (1951) to "The Game" (2009)
4) Beyond Black History Month: Teacher Toolkit for Grades
K-12: A selective guide to links, lesson plans, books,
CDs, videos, posters and more.
History:
Integrate black history all year 'round! Books, CDs, videos, web sites
and links to lesson plans.
Language Arts:
Poetry, prose, folktales, theater and film.
Links to online texts, biographies, lesson plans, plus recommended
books, spoken word CDs and videos. Ebonics resources.
Math &
Science: Lesson plans; biographies of scientists,
mathematicians and inventors; statistics, plus recommended
books and video.
Music:
Links to lesson plans and biographies, web sites, plus recommended
books, videos and CDs.
Visual Arts:
How to find African American art on the web, links to biographies,
exhibits, lesson plans, plus recommended books and videos.
Reference
Online: All subject areas. Biographical databases, texts,
speeches, documents and images; historical timelines
and Black History calendars; museums and online exhibits.
Tutorials for finding images and texts online. (Subject-specific
biography links are found in each subject area.)
Reference
Offline: All subject areas. Recommended books, videos
and CDs for school and public libraries, plus resources for
Young Adult media specialists.
6) About the Author
Gerri Gribi has a B.A. in History and an M.A. in Interdisciplinary
Studies/African American Studies. Using annotated performances, workshops,
web sites and collaborative media projects, she has engaged thousands of
participants of all ages and from all walks of life, sparking interest
and understanding of our shared cultures. NEW!
View a concert demo
online!
Her CD The
Womansong Collection, featuring 24 woman-positive traditional and
composed songs with historical notes and lyrics, has been widely and enthusiastically
reviewed at home and abroad.
For additional resources in Women's Studies, Appalachian Studies,
and folk music, or to learn how you can bring Gerri Gribi
to your community, please visit her Homepage.
For more information about ordering her CDs, please visit her online catalog.
http://creativefolk.com/blackhistory/blackhistory.html
