April 3 Poet of the Day is Countee Cullen. Read about this poet here:
Poets.org: http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/55
New Deal Resources: http://newdeal.feri.org/magpie/docs/3801p42.htm
http://newdeal.feri.org/magpie/docs/42winp19.htm
Shmoop (need to have an account to fully access all the resources): http://www.shmoop.com/incident-poem/
http://www.shmoop.com/yet-do-i-marvel-cullen/calling-card.html
April is Poetry Month. I will regularly post information and resources on African, African American, and Caribbean poets. April 2 Poet of the Day is Phillis Wheatley.
Biography: http://www.biography.com/people/phillis-wheatley-9528784
Poets.Org: http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/431
PBS: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2p12.html
Memoir and Poems: http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/wheatley/wheatley.html
Annenberg, includes teacher resources: http://www.learner.org/amerpass/unit04/authors-10.html
Toni Cade Bambara, born on March 25 in 1939, is March 25 Woman of the Day. Read about this author, film-maker, and college professor here:
Other resources on Ms. Bambara:
Lesson plans on Ms. Bambara’s stories: http://www.webenglishteacher.com/bambara.html
Pearson Prentice Hall: http://www.phschool.com/atschool/phlit/author_bios/bambara_tc.html
Voices From the Gap, University of Minnesota: http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/bambaraToni.php
The Bombing of Osage Avenue, a documentary written and narrated by Toni Cade Bamabara: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVbOlY7svfE
Books written by Toni Cade Bambara:
Gorilla, My Love
The Salt Eaters
These Bones Are Not My Child
The Sea Birds Are Still Alive
March 24 Woman of the Day is Dorothy Height, who was born on this day in 1912. Read about this extraordinary woman here:
Other resources about Dorothy Height:
NPR: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126128076
PBS: http://video.pbs.org/video/2206091748/
National Council of Negro Women: http://www.ncnw.org/about/height.htm
Books written by Dorothy Height:
Open Wide the Freedom Gates A Memoir (2005)
Living With Purpose (2010)
Billie Holiday, who, along with The Count Basie Orchestra, and Jimmy Rushing, performed at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem on this day in 1937. Information about this talented singer can be found here:
PBS: http://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/artist_id_holiday_billie.htm NPR: http://www.npr.org/artists/14894617/billie-holiday
Official Website: http://www.billieholiday.com/ Youtube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4ZyuULy9zs
Vanessa L. Williams, actress, singer, and the first African American crowned Miss USA, is March 18 Woman of the Day. Read about this multitalented woman here:
History.com: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/vanessa-williams-becomes-first-black-miss-america
Huffington Post interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiXEi3Cljq4
March 17 Woman of the Day is Myrlie Beasley, who was born on March 17 1933, later marries Medgar Evers, and later becomes the first woman Chairperson of the NAACP. More information about this amazing woman can be found here:
Other resources: History.com:http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/myrlie-evers-williams
PBS Interview with Tavis Smiley: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/tavissmiley/interviews/civil-rights-advocate-myrlie-evers-williams/
NPR Interview: http://www.npr.org/2012/12/15/167271915/a-civil-rights-figures-long-road-to-carnegie-hall
Speech on the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington: http://abcnews.go.com/US/video/myrlie-evers-williams-march-washington-anniversary-freedom-free-20095511
Born on February 29, 1892 in Green Cove Springs, Florida, August Savage (Augusta Christine Fells) became an important African American artist and arts educator. Information about this multitalented sculpture can be found here:
PBS: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/arts/savage.html Youtube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koMXHaPlLEs Florida Artist Hall of Fame: http://www.florida-arts.org/programs/ahf/displayArtist.cfm?member=41 Image of Community, 1939: http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/maai3/community/text4/text4read.htm
March 12 Woman of the Day is Virginia Hamilton, an award winning children’s and young adult’s author, who was born on this day in 1936. Information about this amazing author can be found by clicking here:
Additional resources: Biography.com: http://www.biography.com/people/virginia-hamilton-21106647 Scholastic.com: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/virginia-hamilton Audio from Open Road Media: http://video.openroadmedia.com/UTq3/meet-virginia-hamilton/
TeachingBooks.net: http://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?aid=444&a=1
Lorraine Hansberry, who wrote the play, “A Raisin in the Sun”, is March 11 Woman of the Day. “A Raisin in the Sun” was the first African American play when it opened on Broadway on March 11, 1959. More information about Hansberry and her play can be found by clicking here:
Biography from About.com: http://womenshistory.about.com/od/aframerwriters/p/hansberry.htm
Lesson plan on “A Raisin in the Sun” from EdSITEment: http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/raisin-sun-quest-american-dream
Shmoop: http://www.shmoop.com/a-raisin-in-the-sun/
Audio Patricia Marx interviews Lorraine Hansberry: http://www.wnyc.org/story/lorraine-hansberry/
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