That is the motto for the country in Africa called Ghana.
We are bringing you two books recently published to share more about the significance of this country. The first book is called ‘Kwame Nkrumah’s Midnight Speech for Independence’ by Useni Eugene Perkins and Illustrated by Laura Freeman. This is an insightful biography detailing the life of the 1st Prime Minister and the 1st elected President of the Republic of Ghana. Here are a few facts from this book that can be ties to additional instructional concepts: Colonialism, Independence, Self-Rule, & Liberation Kwame Nkrumah, Ghanian nationalist leader who led the Gold Coast's drive for independence from Britain and presided over its emergence as the new nation HBCUs Dr. Nkrumah went to Lincoln University, before earning his doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania Civil Rights Nkrumah engaged with Civil Rights activists, like the Rev. Adam Clayton Powell and W.E.B. Dubois, Martin Luther King, Coretta Scott King, A. Phillip Randolph, Ralph Bunche among others Revolutionary Leader Kwame was instrumental in progressing the movement for the liberation of the Gold Coast from the British. Although not in this book, he met with leaders, like Che Guevara, who was also working to liberate African and South America from the term they coined ‘neocolonialism” Collectivism Kwame Nrumah galvanized momentum for freedom through groups in the Gold Coast like the United Gold Coast Convention and the Convention People’s Party. Internationally he helped organize the 5th Pan African Congress with African and International leaders who were fighting for independence in Africa. This book also includes a timeline, Adinkra Symbols with explained meanings, and a timeline. Also included to provide historical knowledge about Ghana’s past is a historical fiction novel called ‘We Are Akan’ by Dorothy Brown Soper and illustrated by James Cloutier. This story about the 3 boys living in the Asante Kingdom, the most powerful nation in West Africa. As they learn adult skills they are invited to Kumasi for an important festival. They become intertangled in a rebellion that changes their trajectory.
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Meet Swift Walker he quickly walks himself into different learning adventures! By sea, in space, and across continents, Swift Walker shows readers all he learns on his walkabouts.
This series, by Verlyn Tarlton, is an engaging mix of a fiction story and informational text about curriculum-aligned subjects like the continents, the planets, and the oceans. Pair these titles with non-fiction titles for a deeper dive into the topics Swift Walker happens upon. The Swift Walker series is great for PreK-3rd grade. Titles in the series: Tarlton, Verlyn, and Chamberlain, Alejandro, illustrator. Swift Walker : a Continental Journey. Herndon, Virginia: Mascot Books, 2015. Print. Tarlton, Verlyn, and Karimov, Ravshan, illustrator. Swift Walker : a Space Adventure. New Orleans]: Plum Street Press, 2016. Print. Tarlton, Verlyn, and Putri, Norma Andriani Eka, illustrator. Swift Walker : a Journey Around the Oceans. New Orleans]: Plum Street Press, 2015. Print. Let’s talk about voting rights! With the Senate’s failure to pass voting rights protections, we really wanted to post resources to relay the historical and everyday significance voting has in our lives. There is a history of voter suppression in the United States that progresses with every advancement made in diversifying American society. Here are books to help youth be a part of the conversation. We Shall Overcome! Tyner. (2021). Black voter suppression : the fight for the right to vote. Lerner Publications. Upper elementary- high school Allen, & ReferencePoint Press. (2020). Election manipulation : is America's voting system secure? ReferencePoint Press. Middle grade-high school Jenkins, Lacker, Kati, illustrator, & Jones, Martha S., writer of foreword. (2020). Drawing the vote : an illustrated guide to voting in America. Abrams ComicArts. Middle grade-high school We Are Here Lit! shares our interview with acclaimed Author, Historian, and Educator Ray Anthony Shepard. An insightful journey, Mr. Shepard will share his literacy story, his path as an Educator to a noted Author sharing the importance critical literacy plays in telling African-American historical narratives.
Veteran teachers who use picture books in classroom have observed the following:
-Captures visual learners -Create mental models and build new schema -A read-aloud is still engaging to secondary students -Includes reluctant readers in learning and conversion -Can build community on tough topics -Understand the essence of empathy -Connect colors to feelings -Identify and relate to diverse cultures -Runaway, The Daring Escape of Ona Judge by Ray Anthony Shapard -The Bell Rang by James E. Ransome Runaway is a book that can be used as a hook to begin a lesson that will address the poetic device of repetition, African-American Vernacular English, colorism, American gentry, Hercules, founders of American government, enslavement as possession, enslaved people who ran away, fugitive enslavement, free states, and settlements. We highly recommend the following two books when addressing U.S. History and enslavement for Social Studies and English/Language Arts classrooms. The Bell Rang is a rhythmic story told in stanzas sharing a realistic portrayal of enslaved circumstances of escaping to freedom. Mr. Ray Anthony Shepard will be a featured guest interview. Join us this Saturday at 12pm as We Are Here Lit! features our interview with acclaimed Author, Historian, and Educator Ray Anthony Shepard. An insightful journey, Mr. Shepard will share his literacy story, his path as an Educator to a noted Author sharing the importance critical literacy plays in telling African-American historical narratives. You can watch or listen to the interview on all our platforms (Youtube, Anchor Podcast, Spotify, and the website weareherelit.org) Veteran teachers who use picture books in classroom have observed the following:
-Captures visual learners -Create mental models and build new schema -A read-aloud is still engaging to secondary students -Includes reluctant readers in learning and conversion -Can build community on tough topics -Understand the essence of empathy -Connect colors to feelings -Identify and relate to diverse cultures -Runaway, The Daring Escape of Ona Judge by Ray Anthony Shapard -The Bell Rang by James E. Ransome Runaway is a book that can be used as a hook to begin a lesson that will address the poetic device of repetition, African-American Vernacular English, colorism, American gentry, Hercules, founders of American government, enslavement as possession, enslaved people who ran away, fugitive enslavement, free states, and settlements. We highly recommend the following two books when addressing U.S. History and enslavement for Social Studies and English/Language Arts classrooms. The Bell Rang is a rhythmic story told in stanzas sharing a realistic portrayal of enslaved circumstances of escaping to freedom. Mr. Ray Anthony Shepard will be a featured guest interview. Join us this Saturday at 12pm as We Are Here Lit! features our interview with acclaimed Author, Historian, and Educator Ray Anthony Shepard. An insightful journey, Mr. Shepard will share his literacy story, his path as an Educator to a noted Author sharing the importance critical literacy plays in telling African-American historical narratives. You can watch or listen to the interview on all our platforms (Youtube, Anchor Podcast, Spotify, and the website (weareherelit.org) |
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