CLIP Highlights
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Readings
CLIP students read two noteworthy books this year, Letters to a Young Sister: DeFINE Your Destiny and Letters to a Young Brother: MANifest Your Destiny. The students were able engaged in dialogue about various topics that affect African-American youth today.
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Skit
CLIP students created and performed an original production to 200 local second graders to commemorate African-American trailblazers (Madame CJ Walker, Langston Hughes, Billie Holiday, and Barack Obama) on MLK day. The narrator told the audience about the early childhood of the individuals. Then, the actors depicted themselves as the African-American leader in his/her youth dreaming about what they would want to become. Later, the narrator revealed the accomplishments of each individual. The skit was an illustration of dreaming big, overcoming, and achieving!
Black College Tour
CLIP students were invited to visit eleven Historically Black Colleges and Universities sponsored by Beta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated over their spring break. Students toured the campuses with campus ambassadors from each respective institution who explained the historical significance and background of the HBCU. Also, admissions representatives were present to inform students about the requirements and scholarship opportunities as well as collect applications.
Social Graces Education Program
CLIP collaborated with the Monroe County NAACP Youth Council to educate students. Students attended mandatory leadership workshops facilitated by RaShawn Ray, Ph.D candidate as well Etiquette workshops with Inger Nemcik, NAACP representative. Upon successful completion, families were invited to attend an Evening of Social Graces in which students were able to present themselves to the community as young African-American women and men.
Circle of Voices
Circle of Voices is a curricular innovation and book club concept. Each week CLIP participants meet and engage in critical discussions that lead to deeper investigation of ideas and issues that evolve from the books they read. During the fall of 2006, Kafi Kumasi-Johnson was able to secure books for CLIP through a YALSA Book Club grant which enabled CLIP to collaborate with the Teen Services Department of the Monroe County Library facilitated by Mrs. Tiana Tew Page.
Born Blue by: Han Nolan |
The First Part Last by: Angela Johnson
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Inquiry Poster Session on Black Males
The Black Male Poster and Panel Session was an inquiry project that coincided with the CLIP participants reading Angela Johnson's novel, First Part Last. CLIP participants presented information to the Bloomington and IU communities about topics they generated during the book club conversations. CLIP participants' inquiry captured some of the challenges that Black males face as well as the strengths and possibilities of Black manhood. Project titles are as follow:
٠And Still I Rise!: Black Males Combating Oppression
٠There Goes Another Black Man!
٠The Rose that Grew from Concrete
٠Know Peace, No Brutality
٠The Other Side of Hip Hop
٠When Statistics Lie: Black Males and Standardized Tests
٠Manifestations of Strength in Black Males
Student poses with poster at IUB's School of Education