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Episode 5
In 1964 the Freedom Summer Project was a major political action program designed to engage Black students and community volunteers in a variety of strategic activities to ensure basic citizenship rights. Based on this tradition, today the Durham Freedom School creates an anti-bias, intergenerational, and culturally relevant learning environment for students of all races, ethnicities, creeds, sexual orientations, genders, religions, national origins, languages and disability statuses. Students use self-affirming literature and elements of Hip-Hop arts as vehicles for self-expression and positive transformation in their lives. Students learn that they can and must make a difference in themselves, their families, their communities, their countries, and their world. Emily Chávez, Director of the Durham Freedom School and co-founder Kristal Moore join Richard Friend and Judy Seidenstein on this episode of Diversity Matters to highlight this unique approach for empowering students with tools and inclusive leadership skills to create a more peaceful and connected world.
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