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Exploring the Historical Narrative of Art with Kerry James Marshall: Mastry
If you look at the historical narrative of art…we have to deal with the idea of the old masters, and in the pantheon of the old masters there are no black old masters…
This Is What Community Healing Looks Like
We all want to be happy and healthy, but as we know, life sometimes throws us curve balls.
A Commitment to Clean Water: Science & Social Justice
The students came into class prepared to learn about the water filtration process.
How to Turn Your First Grader into a Water Activist
With the recent water crisis in Flint, Michigan my first grade students were anxious to learn about the state water in their homes and environments.
ALL CHILDREN CAN LEARN AT HIGH LEVELS – VLA GrassRoots Campaigns
This is a statement that VLA staff unpacked, debated, and ultimately agreed upon during our professional development this summer.
Life Lessons From Water: Real Learning by Doing
Practically all its properties are anomalous, which enabled life to use it as building material for its machinery.
Making A Difference Starts With Me
CHANGE THE NAME
Student activists and educators from Village Leadership Academy campaign to change the name of a park from a slaveholder to abolitionists Anna Murray and Frederick Douglass in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood.
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