OMAI Presents 2012 Teen Poetry Slams!
For more information and to register click HERE.
Gloria Ladson-Billings and the series is featured on CNN! Check out the news story entitled
“Harnessing Hip Hop to Teach Students”
Getting Real II
Hip Hop Pedagogy, Performance, and Culture in The Classroom and Beyond
Come and check out this FREE public series hosted by Professor Gloria Ladson-Billings, Kellner Family Chair in Urban Education, UW-Madison
7-9 PM Monday Evenings, Beginning, Monday, January 23, 2012
Grainger Hall, UW-Madison Campus
*Educators are encouraged to attend the series for professional development and to fulfill WI Professional Development Plan (PDP) requirements.
Presented By: The Office of the Vice Provost for Diversity and Climate and the Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives and co-sponsored by the Educational Outreach and Partnership Office and the UW School of Education
Beginning on Monday, January 23, 2012, Dr. Ladson-Billings, with team up with the Office of the Vice Provost for Diversity and Climate and the Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives to welcome some of the seminal scholars and leaders in the growing field of hip hop studies in the United States today. The parade of special guests will focus their attention on how hip hop culture and culturally relevant pedagogy can serve as innovative approaches to help bridge the achievement gap in our nation’s public schools through the creation of new strategies and curricula to reach students who have been historically under-served by traditional schooling.
For a Full Schedule, Scholar Bios, and More Info Click HERE
UW-Madison’s First Wave Program in USA Today’s College Edition!
Check out the article, University of Wisconsin Brings Hip Hop from The Street to The Classroom, HERE.
JUST BUST!
Back on Friday Feb. 10th!
JUST BUST! is back for 2012, presented by OMAI/First Wave. Once again, we get to sit back and enjoy the most fabu-crack-tacular open mic in Madison! As usually, sign up starts at 8:30 pm, show at 9:00 pm. 15 slots, and they fill up quick so come early! Also usual, we have an amazing feature to bless the mic, it’s First Wave’s own Dianna Harris!
Dianna is a mixed media artist from the city of Chicago. She began writing at a very young age, completing her first novel at 12. She has been performing since she was 3, so when she found a poetry slam in high school, her talents soon landed her at the national teen poetry slam 3 out of the 4 years of her high school career –the last by beating over 400 other poets to be on the all star team. She then went on to participate in First Wave where her talents would be further cultivated. She plans to take her knack for visual media into the film world to create social change.
Passing The Mic Came & Went. If you missed it, you missed out!
From the youth poets showing everyone how it’s done to the Def Poets lighting up stages big and small, from the wisdom, beauty, and power of Sonia Sanchez and Danny Simmons to the brilliance and comedy of Robbie Q and Shanny Jean, Passing The Mic was a complete success! Thank you to all the artists, audiences, and partners at the Wisconsin Book Festival for an excellent time!
Get Inspired with Def Poetry Jam on HBO Poets Mayda Del Valle and Black Ice (Lamar Manson), and First Wave Artist and Scholar Dominique Chestand on WI Public Radio, from Passing the Mic on Friday, October 21, 2011 http://wpr.org/search/ideas_program_search.cfm?StartRow=1&startyear=3&keyword=Black+Ice&x=0&y=0
Check out highlights from Passing The Mic 2011 Here.
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