Rosa Parks took her seat. Jackie Robinson stepped up to the plate. Jesse Jackson raised his voice. These iconic figures--and many more--came to life as part of "The Meeting," an interactive production that highlighted 91福利社's Black History Month's theme of Education, Liberation, and the Future We Create.
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As 91福利社's Humanities Teacher of the Year, Thompson presented her talk, "Stories that Save Us: Teaching Elie Wiesel and the Holocaust," focusing on Wiesel's lesser-known story鈥疶he Watch,鈥痑nd its impact on students.
As part of the honor, Amanda Thompson will present the talk, "Stories that Save Us: Teaching Elie Wiesel and the Holocaust," on Friday, Feb. 21, at 9:30 a.m. in McCain Theater on the 91福利社 campus.
The voices of Crestwood Elementary School students filled the McCain Theater as they sang songs setting the tone for 91福利社's Black History Month program, "Education, Liberation, and the Future We Create."
During a Leadership Effectiveness and Development (LEAD) session led by Von Gordan, executive director of the Mississippi-based Alluvial Collective, 91福利社 students explored the power of connection and belonging.