Envision Equity February 2019 Special Black History Month Edition
Envision Equity February 2019 Special Black History Month Edition
Envision Equity February 2019 Special Black History Month Edition
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If I could spend one day in Harlem, New York during the<br />
Harlem Renaissance, I would...<br />
“If I could spend one day in Harlem New Your during the Harlem<br />
Renaissance, I would love to catch one of Billie Holiday’s<br />
performances with Louis Armstrong at the Cotton Club, while hanging<br />
out with W.E.B DuBois, discussing the issues of the day.”<br />
Manuel Garr, MSLS, MCP<br />
Software Developer II (Business Intelligence)<br />
JCPS Information Technology<br />
“If I could spend one day in Harlem New York during the<br />
Harlem Renaissance, I would sit down with Langston Hughes<br />
and share my poetry and ask him to write a few jazz rhythms<br />
with me.”<br />
Tracy Barber <br />
Principal, Dunn Elementary<br />
“I would ask Langston Hughes to describe what he thinks is missing<br />
from America based on this stanza in his poem, Let America be<br />
America Again. Together I can see us having a great discussion on<br />
the parallels of <strong>2019</strong> America and the Renaissance era and how even<br />
today the fight continues.<br />
Jasmine Hollins Drinkard<br />
Professional School Counselor
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