Tags: culture

"The Middle of the Story" by filmmaker Sojouner 4 Truth discusses the impact of colorism and negative media images on African Americans in general, and African American girls in particular.  It also highlights the importance of culture, history and family in reshaping how we see one another.  This an excellent primer for discussions on race, gender, skin color, body image and self-esteem.  Highly recommended for cross-cultural conversations as well as conversations between males and females.

The storyteller raps about hip hops effect on American culture.

Sometimes lessons come at the most unexpected times.  Through this story, Robyn reflects upon what she hoped to learn and what she ultimately gained from her experience as an English teacher in China.  

Soul, using her background in spoken word and performance, weaves a colorful metaphor of her grandmother's cooking and kitchen for her family's closeness and cultural heritage. It's a remembrance of the power of her grandmother's presence and cooking to gather family and teach life lessons. The perspective of this story is especially interesting, told by in the narration and by the angle of the many cooking action still photos from the level of a child peering over a kitchen worktable's edge.