Congratulations to our CORE-tastic Students of the Week! Continue setting the bar high for what CORE looks like at #HawkNation every day!
Lacy created the Center for Independent Living (CIL) in Berkeley and then led CRIL (Community Resources for Independent Living), a peer-based disability resource organization that advocates and provides resources for disabled people.
Parable of the Sower is a 1993 science fiction novel by Octavia E. Butler, a Black sci-fi writer. This novel centers on the story of Lauren Oya Olamina who navigates in a world where society has largely collapsed due to climate change, wealth inequality, and corporate greed.
"Here comes the sun." #HawkNation is so happy the sun is shining and the weather is starting to turn! What are your favorite activities to do outside with your students?
Henry Brown was a public speaker and magician whose story and work was critical for the end of slavery in the 19th century. While enslaved, he had himself shipped North in a wooden box to escape.
"Strange Fruit" was recorded by Billie Holiday in 1939. The song protests the lynching of Black Americans with lyrics that compare the victims to the fruit of trees. The song has been called "a declaration" and "the beginning of the civil rights movement"
A new initiative of the Indianapolis Public Library celebrates the literary and cultural contributions of African Americans in Indy and elsewhere. Located inside the beautiful, historic Central Library in Downtown Indianapolis!
Maybe this weekend, take a walk around the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park and Landmark for Peace Memorial! The memorial was named for the famous civil rights leader and extends over 14 acres in Center Township of Indy. There are nice places to read a book or have a picnic.
Daniel Hale Williams was one of the first physicians to perform open-heart surgery in the United States and founded a hospital with an interracial staff. Learn about his incredible career in The Heart of a Hero: The Dr. Daniel Hale Williams Story!
Next up, Mr. Stevie Wonder! He has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time! With 25 Grammy Awards and the first Motown artist to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song for the 1984 film The Woman in Red!
Empire actor and activist Grace Byers, along with artist Keturah A. Bobo have written a lyrical ode to loving who you are, respecting others, and being kind to one another. If there is something we at Hawthorne want you to always remember, is that YOU ARE ENOUGH!
There are so many ways to celebrate Black History Month! Check out this wonderful book!
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When there are so many amazing people to celebrate during Black History Month, we make it even more fun and turn them into the alphabet! Who is someone on this list that you have just learned about by reading this post!?
Today, we're honoring someone who dedicated her life to preserving, archiving and sharing Black history. Because of her work, we can share the same stories she's thoughtfully preserved, and continue to honor our legacy for generations to come. Thank you, Mayme Agnew Clayton!
Today, we recognize a unique and underrepresented perspective on the Haitian Revolution, the first country in the Western Hemisphere that abolished slavery. Playwright and poet, Marie Vieux-Chauvet, tells the story of this pivotal historical moment from a woman's perspective.
Today, we honor James Timothy"Mudcat"GrantJr. 2-time All-Star baseball player & named The Sporting News American League Pitcher of the Year in 1965. He used his position as a player to raise awareness of racial injustice & joins the list of athletes who rallied for what’s right.
Great effort and attendance. These are things that we instill in our young Hawks. Amazing things happen everyday at #HawkNation
GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER: Popularized peanut butter, and invented hundreds of uses for peanuts, soybeans, pecans, and sweet potatoes.
Carver made his discoveries easy for other people to reproduce, especially farmers. Read more here..http://bit.ly/3DA9Z92
