Hip Hop in the classroom: Reaching students where they are

July 11, 2025 00:38:26
Hip Hop in the classroom: Reaching students where they are
Ethical Schools
Hip Hop in the classroom: Reaching students where they are

Jul 11 2025 | 00:38:26

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Show Notes

We speak with Dr. Dawn Hicks Tafari, Professor of Education and Coordinator of Elementary Education at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina. Dawn is author of "The Journey of Kamau Miller: Hip Hop Composite Counter Stories for Black Men Teachers." She uses hip hop as a way to communicate with students and composite counter stories to communicate beyond the academy.

Transcript

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References

- The Journey of Kamau Miller: Hip Hop Composite Stories for Black Men Teachers, book by Dawn Tafari

- If we treated teachers like Pro Athletes by Key & Peele on YouTube

- Wet Dreams by J. Cole on YouTube

 

Soundtrack by Poddington Bear

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