Ella Baker Has In Common With The Fifth Elements Of Hip Hop
After watching this video, you will know what Ella Baker has in common with the fifth element of hip hop. I use this video to complement the article written by Bettina Love in my literature choice regarding her philosophy for learning. The video starts with a powerful quote from Ella Baker, "Be quiet, children. Everyone is somebody. Just make sure that when you walk, you take deep, strong steps, so the children behind you know where to go." The student ends his quote by dabbing and receiving cheers from his classmates. As the Hip Hop music transitions the video into the classroom, the words "Fight the Power" blares, followed by the teacher's greeting, "What up! What up!" The children respond; and the excitement of the lesson is evident throughout the entire clip.
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The students at Kindezi Elementary in Atlanta, Georgia share that Ella Baker was an influential member in the civil rights movement that had a Knowledge of Self and Community (the fifth element of Hip Hop), that represented her history, and was not afraid to speak her mind. The teacher then reminds the children that speaking one's mind is a critical part of Hip Hop. At a point where the children learned they received an invitation to have one speaker represent their school at the Georgia Tech March for Education, every child raises his or her hand to show interest in being a qualified candidate. You can even hear students saying, "Me" and "I gotta a loud voice." When the school narrowed the speakers to five contestants, the video shows the student speaking at the march. At the conclusion of the video, the entire class participates in restating the quote by Ella Baker that the one student used to start the
The students at Kindezi Elementary in Atlanta, Georgia share that Ella Baker was an influential member in the civil rights movement that had a Knowledge of Self and Community (the fifth element of Hip Hop), that represented her history, and was not afraid to speak her mind. The teacher then reminds the children that speaking one's mind is a critical part of Hip Hop. At a point where the children learned they received an invitation to have one speaker represent their school at the Georgia Tech March for Education, every child raises his or her hand to show interest in being a qualified candidate. You can even hear students saying, "Me" and "I gotta a loud voice." When the school narrowed the speakers to five contestants, the video shows the student speaking at the march. At the conclusion of the video, the entire class participates in restating the quote by Ella Baker that the one student used to start the