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Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes
This ground-breaking film takes an in-depth look at representations of manhood, sexism and homophobia in hip-hop culture. This documentary is a "loving critique" of certain disturbing developments in rap music culture from the point of view of a fan who challenges the art form's representations of masculinity.
To order a copy of the film, contact Media Education Foundation
http://www.mediaed.org/videos/ website: pbs.org/independentlens/hiphop/
Strange Fruit
The film
looks at the history of the anti-lynching campaign in the United
States, the history of the song and explores the impact of Strange
Fruit today.
To order a copy of the film, contact California Newsreel at
415.621.6196.
website: www.newsreel.org
e-mail: contact@newsreel.org
Mention KQED and receive a discount.
Black Press: Soldiers without Swords
This film is about Black journalists and their role in forging
a modern African American identity.
To order a copy of the film, contact California Newsreel at
415.621.6196.
website: www.newsreel.org
e-mail: contact@newsreel.org
Mention KQED and receive a discount.
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BLACK STUDIES
Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes
This ground-breaking film takes an in-depth look at representations of manhood, sexism and homophobia in hip-hop culture. This documentary is a "loving critique" of certain disturbing developments in rap music culture from the point of view of a fan who challenges the art form's representations of masculinity.
 Educator
Guide (PDF)
 Video Modules
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Activity 1 - |
Points of View |
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Activity 2 - |
Manhood and Gender Identity |
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Gender Violence |
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Stalling the Cipher: Homophobia and Gay Rappers in Hip
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Media Literacy |
Strange Fruit
Southern trees bear a strange fruit ... blood
on the leaves and blood at the root. These are the opening
words to one of the world's most famous protest songs. The film
looks at the history of the anti-lynching campaign in the United
States, the history of the song and explores the impact of Strange
Fruit today.
Lesson Plan, Lynching in America (6-12)
Lesson Plan, Analyzing the Lyrics (6-12)
Lesson Plan, Reconstruction to Jim Crow (6-12)
Flash Activity: The Road to Equality (6-12)
Black Press: Soldiers without Swords
ACTIVITIES
Flash
Activity: Dateline: The Black Press in the 19th and 20th Century
A timeline of the Black press in the United States.
Flash
Activity: Multiple Choice Quiz
A quiz on the history of the Black press in the United States.
ARTICLES
Profiles
Booker T. Washington, Ida B. Wells, Frederick Douglass and W.E.B. DuBois
LESSON PLANS
Creating and Evaluating Ethnic Advertising
Download: HTMLPDF
Grade Level: 9-12
Subject Areas: U.S. History (20th Century), American Democracy, Language
Arts, Economics
In this lesson students research how advertising agencies market products for
different ethnic groups and how they generally target specific audiences.
Finding Racial Stereotypes in Popular Culture
Download: HTMLPDF
Grade Level: 9-12
Subject Areas: U.S. History (20th Century), American Democracy, Language
Arts, Economics
In this lesson students analyze current media and determine if racial stereotyping
exists.
Creating an Ethnic Student Newspaper
Download: HTMLPDF
Grade Level: 9-12
Subject Areas: U.S. History (20th Century), American Democracy, Language
Arts, Economics
In this lesson students analyze news articles and features covered by ethnic
newspapers in both the past and present. They will also have the opportunity
to create a school newspaper.
WRITING PROMPTS
The following writing prompts can be used alone or in tandem
with lesson plans. They can be printed out, copied and distributed
to students.
Is There Still a need for Black press in the U.S.? PDF
Has Internet publishing has affected media availability? PDF
Does ethnic labeling still exist? PDF
How does advertising affect what media reports? PDF
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