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I had a great day talking about ways to teach social studies through hip-hop with local social studies teachers at the Georgia Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference 🙌🏽 #GCSS #HipHopEd

“Big writing day for me tomorrow” Tomorrow:

Maybe that thing is taking you so long to write cuz you’re using the wrong language 🫣. Sometimes you need Black language to talk about Black life, queer language to talk about queer life, country language to talk about country life..you get the point🥴

In my latest blog, I dive deep into the influence of hip-hop on American politics, why artists take diverse political stances, and how educators can bring hip-hop into classrooms to inspire civic engagement. medium.com/p/938d1c823123

Research tells us that whiteness and the power that comes with it thrives on the oppression of the “Other”. Once you realize that fact, with the potential cost of becoming pessimistic, you may be disappointed by what you see but very little will shock you.

Are you at #NCSS24 and want to see an awesome panel of Boston Public Schools teachers discussing the future of social studies (special appearance from the city's only elementary school marching band)? Then come to the #CUFA24 closing keynote! Today (11/21) at 5 pm Hynes Room 210.

I wrote a thing and people thought I should be recognized for it 😂 This award and the work it’s about isn’t about me…it’s about everyone who sees themselves in the work. From the ratchet girls to the yns, this work is for you. May you forever know the brilliance you embody.

when I came into the academy so much of the hip hop literature was focused on conscious rap, music lyrics, & hip hop’s relationship to freedom (these are important), but I’m so happy seeing young folks doing work beyond this & demanding more from how we see and listen.

My colleagues and I will be sharing strategies and resources for teaching social studies through hip hop tomorrow at #NCSS2024…join us!

After 14 years and too many chats to count, we will be hosting our FINAL #HipHopEd spaces on Tuesday 12/10/24 at 8:15 PM EST. C U next week and we’re moving differently in 2025 #SquadWork

Check out my new piece, where I push back on the notion that drill music “glorifies” violence. Instead I reframe this narrative to show the ways drill music provides a detailed account of the impact of social inequities on individuals. medium.com/national-cente…

Join me and the Georgia Association of Teacher Educators for this virtual event! Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

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From Chief Keef to Lil Durk, drill music has been a raw chronicle of life in marginalized communities. Kelly Allen explains why dismissing drill as “glorifying violence” ignores its true purpose here: myumi.ch/N63jG