by familyvoices | Jan 18, 2020 | FamU - Tools - Cultural Awareness
Reframing Language Reframing is a restating a negative word or thought and making it more positive. Reframing is a powerful tool to help us begin changing our mindset by changing our language. The following activity can be done as a (15 mins) team building exercise...
by familyvoices | Jan 18, 2020 | FamU - BC - From Africa to Virginia
The 1619 Podcast “1619” is a New York Times audio series hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones. In August of 1619, a ship carrying more than 20 enslaved Africans arrived in the English colony of Virginia. America was not yet America, but this was the moment it began. No...
by familyvoices | Jan 18, 2020 | FamU - Youth
Why Youth Protest Throughout history young people have been at the forefront of creating change. As a young adult it is important to discover the best way to use your voice to affect change. Learn...
by familyvoices | Jan 17, 2020 | FamU - BC - Civil Rights Era
Civil Rights History Project The Civil Rights History Project (CRHP) provides faces and voices to many of the previously unknown individuals who made valuable contributions to the Civil Rights Movement. These members of The Freedom Movement were committed to...
by familyvoices | Jan 17, 2020 | FamU - Bc - Slavery In America
The Abolitionist Movement The abolitionist movement was an organized effort to end the practice of slavery in the United States. The first leaders of the campaign, which took place from about 1830 to 1870, mimicked some of the same tactics British abolitionists had...
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