2018-2019 Black History Month Poster Winners
2018-2019 Cultural Exhibition Showcase
Black Panther Boston Challenge
Our students were the epitome of Black and Brown excellence as they were able to clearly article themselves to Channel 4, 5, 7 & WBUR on the importance of representation and the cultural and historical significance of a film like Black Panther. It was clear from the moment we walked in, they understood the magnitude of this magical moment in modern history. Here were some of their testimonies:
CBS News- “Seeing a black actor as a super hero is like seeing myself as a super hero. It’s like seeing me up there,” she said. ~Hallie Dubussion
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2018/02/16/black-panther-challenge-free-movie-tickets-boston/
WBUR News- "We can feel like we're part of it. It's just truly amazing," said sophomore Kimberley Vasquez.
Leading up to the "Black Panther" showing, student Ovani Wiggins said his class studied the systemic and racist ways blacks have been portrayed in American media: "Like the savage, the Sambo, the coon."
Student Saeina Charles said studying that evolution only confirmed something she already knew: that to live in a black body like hers is to be othered and under attack. "Black Panther," she believes, shifts that narrative in one of the most profound ways she's experienced. "We are also like gaining self esteem because now like our race is portrayed as something good and we can be like, 'Oh I can be a superhero or I can be a doctor, I can be a lawyer, I can provide for my community.' "
http://www.wbur.org/artery/2018/02/16/boston-youths-black-panther
Boston Globe- Fifteen-year-old Candace Ells, one of Hughes’ tenth-grade students, said the class was “ecstatic” when they found out they were going to see the movie. She said films often depict African-Americans as slaves, or criminals, and to have a movie like “Black Panther,” which portrays people of color in a positive light, will make the experience that much more special
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/02/12/fund-raiser-will-send-hundreds-boston-students-see-black-panther-for-free/yg8O8O90jNjYnMVikWsBLN/story.html
CBS News- “Seeing a black actor as a super hero is like seeing myself as a super hero. It’s like seeing me up there,” she said. ~Hallie Dubussion
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2018/02/16/black-panther-challenge-free-movie-tickets-boston/
WBUR News- "We can feel like we're part of it. It's just truly amazing," said sophomore Kimberley Vasquez.
Leading up to the "Black Panther" showing, student Ovani Wiggins said his class studied the systemic and racist ways blacks have been portrayed in American media: "Like the savage, the Sambo, the coon."
Student Saeina Charles said studying that evolution only confirmed something she already knew: that to live in a black body like hers is to be othered and under attack. "Black Panther," she believes, shifts that narrative in one of the most profound ways she's experienced. "We are also like gaining self esteem because now like our race is portrayed as something good and we can be like, 'Oh I can be a superhero or I can be a doctor, I can be a lawyer, I can provide for my community.' "
http://www.wbur.org/artery/2018/02/16/boston-youths-black-panther
Boston Globe- Fifteen-year-old Candace Ells, one of Hughes’ tenth-grade students, said the class was “ecstatic” when they found out they were going to see the movie. She said films often depict African-Americans as slaves, or criminals, and to have a movie like “Black Panther,” which portrays people of color in a positive light, will make the experience that much more special
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/02/12/fund-raiser-will-send-hundreds-boston-students-see-black-panther-for-free/yg8O8O90jNjYnMVikWsBLN/story.html
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