Unit Title	Author
2021
A Voice of My Own: Defining Epistemic Injustice in The House on Mango Street	Keeler Park
Keywords: book study, collaborative reading, Creative Writing, Culture, ethnicity, literacy, gender, igno-rance, immigrant experience, philosophy, knowledge, lan-guage arts, injustice, The House on Mango Street, social justice, social class, society, women empowerment, writing project
Living for the City: How Race, Class and Gender Impacts Philadelphia’s Future	Ryann Rouse
Keywords: education, Environmental Issues, immigration, gentrification, Healthcare, Philadelphia 2035, intersectionality, Photo Essay, Urban Planning, Wealth
Gender Stereotypes in the Classroom	Kimberly Sweeney
Keywords: biographies, female characters, gender biases, gender stereotypes, inclusivity, non-binary, positive gender role models, transgender
The Power of Place – How Cities Connect People, Land & Resources	Anna Herman
Keywords: asset-based community development, community gardens, community based economic development, environmental justice, gentrification, Geography, grassroots activism, foodsheds, land policy, land tenure, land use, mapping, neighborhood disinvestment, red-lining, story maps, urban agriculture, urban gardens, urban geography, Urban Planning, urban watersheds
A Geographical Analysis of Sites of African American History in Philadelphia	Hannah Zieve
Keywords: African American History, anthropology, Geography, High School, project based learning, Research, social studies
Discovering Our Community Assets	Sarah C. Beverly
Keywords: assets, community, English Language Arts, Philadelphia, service learning, social studies
How Music and Song has Influenced Political Change in Africa and the United States	Carmen R. Carrion M.Ed.
Keywords: African American History, African music, Music
Tale of Two Cities: Cultural Capital of Hip Hop in Kenya and Philadelphia	Jeri Johnson, M.S. Ed., M.S. School Psychology
Keywords: black placemaking, Charles Dickens, Chris Emdin, COVID-19, critical hip-hop pedagogy (CHHP), Elizabeth Acevedo, hip-hop music, Kenya Vision 2030, mind-mapping, musical patterns, Philadelphia Vision 2035
How do renewable energy sources reduce our reliance on fossil fuel sources of energy?	Dr. Joe Alberti
Keywords: energy, fossil fuel, middle school science, renewable energy
West African Jelis/Griots Old and New	Aisha Al-Muid
Keywords: Geography, Mali, Nigeria, West Africa, West AFrican empires
The Sound of Resistance: Protest Music in African Cinema	David Jennis
Keywords: African Cinema, African music, Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony, Apartheid, History of Africa: Resistance and Liberation, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, South Africa
Framing Africa with 5 Music Narratives	Lisa Yuk Kuen Yau
Keywords: Africa, African music, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, freedom songs, griots, gumboot, hip-hop, Kenya, Mali, national anthems, protest dances, protest songs, Pygmies, South Africa, stepping, Zap Mama
Art and Tyranny: Franco’s Role in Mobutu’s Zaire	Geoffrey Winikur
Keywords: arts education, colonization, culturally responsive teaching, imperialism, Inquiry, interdisciplinary pedagogy, multiple literacies, postcolonial studies, Research, student research
Roblox and the City: Exploring Race, Class, and Gender Through Digital Gaming	Robert Rivera-Amezola
Keywords: cities, class, digital citizens, digital games, digital literacy, elementary, gender, race, Technology
Voting Rights and Black Electoral Power in the 21st Century	John Taylor-Baranik
Keywords: civic education, civil rights, dialogical pedagogy, interdisciplinary curriculum, media literacy, inquiry-based learning, student research, voting rights
How the Humanities and Social Sciences Address Today’s Political Divide	Alexander de Arana
Keywords: History, Humanities, identity politics, social sciences, social studies, political divide
Critical Interventions into the Single Story of Africa	Pearl Jonas
Keywords: Africa, African American History, Bias, Culture, Identity, Music, narrative, perspective, project-based, Single story, stereotypes, storytelling
2020
Teaching African American Culture Through Cinema	Chanelle Harley
Keywords: African American culture, American History, cinema, community, History, film
How Can We Expect Them to Stand Up in a Crooked Room?	Regina Hastings
Keywords: film, cinema, communications, Media, Pop culture, Reading, Sociology, writing
The Ongoing Black Freedom Struggle: Expanding the Single Story of the Civil Rights Movement	Pearl Jonas
Keywords: American History, Civil Rights Movement, History, film