Comments on: 32 Days of Black History: An Open Invitation to Bloggers http://deeshaphilyaw.com/2008/01/29/32-days-of-black-history-an-open-invitation-to-bloggers/ Making multi-tasking look good since 1998. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:20:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Joe Pollitt http://deeshaphilyaw.com/2008/01/29/32-days-of-black-history-an-open-invitation-to-bloggers/#comment-957 Joe Pollitt Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:05:12 +0000 http://deeshaphilyaw.com/2008/01/29/32-days-of-black-history-an-open-invitation-to-bloggers/#comment-957 Some may know me, some may not. I am Joe Pollitt from England. I have been working on a blog about contemporary African art for several years now Africanartists.blogspot.com. It has given me such pleasure in seeing what is truly beautiful in this world. I have cried tears of sadness when artists have died penniless and drunk and know I can see my own fate looming. I wanted to write and tell you this. Rejection is something to be proud of. To be accepted is just mainstream so I celebrate my rejection and want to form an African artistic movement of the Afrikan Rejects. I stand shoulder to shoulder with you all and together we can wake the world and rise out of this nightmare. It seems bizarre to me that such passionate and powerful art and artists can be ignored. We are missing so much and allowing mediocrity to florish. This merely clouds our vision of the infinite possibilities we all have inside us. Look not to the establishment but to yourselves and be the best you can be. I trust my commitment to Africa has not been in vain. Yours, Joe Pollitt Some may know me, some may not. I am Joe Pollitt from England. I have been working on a blog about contemporary African art for several years now Africanartists.blogspot.com. It has given me such pleasure in seeing what is truly beautiful in this world. I have cried tears of sadness when artists have died penniless and drunk and know I can see my own fate looming. I wanted to write and tell you this. Rejection is something to be proud of. To be accepted is just mainstream so I celebrate my rejection and want to form an African artistic movement of the Afrikan Rejects. I stand shoulder to shoulder with you all and together we can wake the world and rise out of this nightmare. It seems bizarre to me that such passionate and powerful art and artists can be ignored. We are missing so much and allowing mediocrity to florish. This merely clouds our vision of the infinite possibilities we all have inside us. Look not to the establishment but to yourselves and be the best you can be. I trust my commitment to Africa has not been in vain. Yours, Joe Pollitt

]]> By: deesha http://deeshaphilyaw.com/2008/01/29/32-days-of-black-history-an-open-invitation-to-bloggers/#comment-67 deesha Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:23:30 +0000 http://deeshaphilyaw.com/2008/01/29/32-days-of-black-history-an-open-invitation-to-bloggers/#comment-67 @Kathy: I wrote "user-friendly" but meant "age-appropriate." @Kathy: I wrote “user-friendly” but meant “age-appropriate.”

]]> By: deesha http://deeshaphilyaw.com/2008/01/29/32-days-of-black-history-an-open-invitation-to-bloggers/#comment-66 deesha Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:23:06 +0000 http://deeshaphilyaw.com/2008/01/29/32-days-of-black-history-an-open-invitation-to-bloggers/#comment-66 Kathy: We'll have quite the hodgepodge here, some of which you will find useful for your students. So my short answer is: stay tuned. Because of the age of your students, there may not be a lot that is presented in user-friendly format for them, but you can modify. I know that one of our (Yvette and me) posts will feature black children's books and authors. Also, check out...NPR: Making Black History Month Fun for Kids http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18509123&ft=1&f=46&sc=emaf I also suggest www.antiracistparent.com. Soon, my Black History post will be up there. In the meantime, I'll be on the look out for other resources. Kathy:

We’ll have quite the hodgepodge here, some of which you will find useful for your students. So my short answer is: stay tuned. Because of the age of your students, there may not be a lot that is presented in user-friendly format for them, but you can modify. I know that one of our (Yvette and me) posts will feature black children’s books and authors.

Also, check out…NPR: Making Black History Month Fun for Kids
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18509123&ft=1&f=46&sc=emaf

I also suggest www.antiracistparent.com. Soon, my Black History post will be up there.

In the meantime, I’ll be on the look out for other resources.

]]> By: Kathy http://deeshaphilyaw.com/2008/01/29/32-days-of-black-history-an-open-invitation-to-bloggers/#comment-65 Kathy Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:11:21 +0000 http://deeshaphilyaw.com/2008/01/29/32-days-of-black-history-an-open-invitation-to-bloggers/#comment-65 Deesha, I may have to hit the ground running as a library sub in a mostly African American inner-city elementary school. Two or my goals are to provide role models and the idea that knowledge that can truly empower them/provide inner-strength/hope. Are there particular blog posts that I could use as quick reference guides/spin-offs for ideas/lessons? Thanks, kathy Deesha,
I may have to hit the ground running as a library sub in a mostly African American inner-city elementary school. Two or my goals are to provide role models and the idea that knowledge that can truly empower them/provide inner-strength/hope. Are there particular blog posts that I could use as quick reference guides/spin-offs for ideas/lessons? Thanks, kathy

]]> By: deesha http://deeshaphilyaw.com/2008/01/29/32-days-of-black-history-an-open-invitation-to-bloggers/#comment-64 deesha Fri, 01 Feb 2008 06:22:20 +0000 http://deeshaphilyaw.com/2008/01/29/32-days-of-black-history-an-open-invitation-to-bloggers/#comment-64 Inkognegro: Welcome aboard! Inkognegro: Welcome aboard!

]]> By: Inkognegro http://deeshaphilyaw.com/2008/01/29/32-days-of-black-history-an-open-invitation-to-bloggers/#comment-63 Inkognegro Fri, 01 Feb 2008 05:00:12 +0000 http://deeshaphilyaw.com/2008/01/29/32-days-of-black-history-an-open-invitation-to-bloggers/#comment-63 count me in count me in

]]> By: deesha http://deeshaphilyaw.com/2008/01/29/32-days-of-black-history-an-open-invitation-to-bloggers/#comment-57 deesha Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:55:41 +0000 http://deeshaphilyaw.com/2008/01/29/32-days-of-black-history-an-open-invitation-to-bloggers/#comment-57 Chris, Anything you think is in the spirit of Black History Month. We're covering music, history, film, our family histories, books and authors, kid stuff--all things black. It would be cool if you could join us! Chris,

Anything you think is in the spirit of Black History Month. We’re covering music, history, film, our family histories, books and authors, kid stuff–all things black.

It would be cool if you could join us!

]]> By: Christopher http://deeshaphilyaw.com/2008/01/29/32-days-of-black-history-an-open-invitation-to-bloggers/#comment-56 Christopher Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:32:31 +0000 http://deeshaphilyaw.com/2008/01/29/32-days-of-black-history-an-open-invitation-to-bloggers/#comment-56 So we just write about anything? So we just write about anything?

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