{"data":{"ID":854,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1540556552,"CreatorID":4735,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Black Men Read","Handle":"black_men_read","ShortDescription":"\"Black Men Read\" models the love of reading using conversations sparked from the book Forty Million Dollar Slave. The conversation will explore the intersection of sport, race, and economics. The session will crowdsource ways to engage Black male students and other affinity groups in book clubs at schools and out of school spaces.","Description":"Black Men Read is a pilot project collaboration with  U School Educators, students and the Free Library of Philadelphia to attract teens and diverse a range of readers to ensure intergenerational discourse and lively conversations.\r\n\r\nThe \u201cBlack Men Read\u201d conversation will explore the following essential questions:\r\n\r\nWhat are the connections between slavery and the sports-industrial complex?   \r\nWhat Promised Land has sports and entertainment offered Black athletes and entertainers?  \r\n\r\nWhat American values can be seen through the prism of sports culture?\r\n\r\nIn what ways are athletes like Lebron James, Colin Kaepernick, Malcolm Jenkins pushing back against racial oppression.\r\n\r\nThe model Black men reading and the conversations sparked from the book Forty Million Dollar Slave should motivate participants to develop similar reading groups in their schools and local communities. \r\n\r\nAt the end of the session, participants will learn how to foster and support Black Men Reading or other affinity groups. And learn how to select interesting book club reading text and engage with lively book discussions.","Link":["https:\/\/www.smore.com\/qa7e2-black-men-read"],"Audience":["High School"],"Practice":"The session will include small group and whole group discussions:  U School Students and community members will be Invited to share with participants and discuss? \r\nWhat early lessons can we learn from the book 40 Millon Dollar Slave? \r\n\r\nWhat parts of the book surprised us? What parts caused the most tensions? \r\n\r\nHow can we take lessons from the book to help us understand the importance of sports, race, and economics?\r\n\r\nAre there other books or related topics we should explore?","Presenter":["Samuel A Reed III","Mike Pflueger","Munier Abdul-Rahman (Student)"],"PresenterAffiliation":["U School"],"PresenterEmail":["sreed@uschool.org","mpflueger@uschool.org","6922599@philasd.org"],"ScheduleSlotID":114,"ScheduleLocationID":7,"SubmitterID":4735,"AdditionalComments":null,"LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":8}}