Creative Generation is pleased to announce its new project, “Amplifying the Voices of Black Pedagogy” to explore the arts education ecosystem of North Carolina, specifically from the perspectives of intergenerational licensed Black music educators, from varying years of experience, in the public school system. Through this project and work, Summer Resident Destiny King conducts the research and presents findings through blog posts that highlight each of the music educators interviewed, an art piece to represent the language of what is deemed as success in each educator’s classroom, and a digital framework to synthesize findings from the dialogue sessions.
Over six weeks, this work will amplify the voices of music educators through narrative storytelling to document evidence of the indoctrinated systemic issues that arise in black pedagogy in music education. This will include a focus on the long term and intertwined impacts of red lining, gentrification, history of schooling, and the demographics of the students and educators. Creative Generation’s projects with the Social Justice Arts Education resource center and Black Teaching Artists Lab will be complimented and extended through the findings and deliverables of this project.
“We, at Creative Generation, are thrilled to support Destiny through this personal and professional inquiry,” said Jeff M. Poulin, managing director of Creative Generation. “We understand the significance of personal and community cultural identity in teaching and learning and are eager to amplify these important stories.”
Creative Generation was founded in April 2019 as a research initiative and has grown its work throughout the United States and around the world. Through pioneering research in the arts and cultural education field – and the relentless support of arts and cultural educators in their work to cultivate the creative capabilities of young people – the organization regularly works with residents in creating capstone projects with tangible outcomes through the Summer Residency Program.
“As a young Black educator, these are the stories I wish I could’ve read and heard during my undergraduate studies. To feel validated and seen in your own beliefs and perceptions is a difficult feat to tackle,” said Destiny King. “It’s important that our stories are amplified in a time where our rights as educators are getting stripped within our own classroom.
About Creative Generation
Creative Generation believes that youth create change. We are a values-driven global collective that collaborates with young creatives and those who cultivate their creativity to take local actions towards global changes in pursuit of a more just world. Founded in 2019, Creative Generation operates five signature programs: The Campaign for a Creative Generation, the Institute for Creative Social Transformation, The Academy for Creative Leadership, the Incubator for Creative Impact, and the Foundation for a Creative Generation. www.Creative-Generation.org