Power & Community - #6: Lexi & the film, "Blood Hana"

#6: Lexi & the film, "Blood Hana"

10/30/20 • 49 min

This episode features Lexington Rivera, the writer and creator of Art of Me's newest short film, Blood Hana. Lexington offers detailed insight behind the plot and shares parts of her process. She also discusses love, inclusivity, conflicts within the self and the community, and the importance of introspection, and much more!
To learn more about Art of Me and Blood Hana, visit www.artofme.org.

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#5: Rose & the film, "The Effects"

This episode features Rosemary Gramajo Quiñones, a young Cleveland-based Latina writer and musician. Rose talks about her Art of Me-produced short film, The Effects, and her journey as an advocate for immigrant's rights. The Effects is a story about family, love, and deportation, and premieres (virtually) tomorrow, on September 12th, 2020.

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#8: How is COVID-19 changing education? (Part 2)

How is COVID-19 changing education? In this two-part episode, Stephanie and Cecilia talk with Cleveland-based Principal Quenton Davis about the short-term and long-term effects of COVID-19 on the public school system from his perspective as an educator.
About Quenton Davis:
Quenton Davis is currently a proud Principal who aides his teachers with cultivating and molding his scholars into productive high school students that will embark upon college, career endeavors, or military options. As a native of Atlanta, Georgia, he is a proud graduate of The Unsinkable Albany State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Middle Grades Education. After receiving his Bachelor’s Degree, he began to teach for his alma mater school district outside of Atlanta, Clayton County Public Schools. After 2 years in Clayton, he began educating the youth of Spalding County School System. Spalding County schools gave Mr. Davis the opportunity to engage the district’s teachers with professional development sessions, create model English lesson plans for district English teachers that covered common core, and become a member of the administrative team that gave vision and leadership to turn around the worst-performing school in the district to the number two school in the district. During his teaching years, he received a Master of Arts Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Central Michigan University and a Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership from Columbus State University. Mr. Davis brings a diverse background in teaching strategies, effective discipline strategies, assessment practices, and student engagement. He has a strong passion for ensuring that every student and teacher realizes their potential and creating positive opportunities for them to maximize their potential.