Amir Whitaker is an educator, author, civil rights lawyer, and musician leading the fight for California’s young creatives to have access to a quality arts and cultural education.
Read moreWe Can't Go Back: Ending Racism Starts with White People Giving Up Power
The third installment of “We Can’t Go Back” stars Michael J. Bobbitt, with our host Courtney J. Boddie from the Teaching Artistry with Courtney J. Boddie Podcast, who focuses on the root of nonprofit racism: Board Leadership. Combining his analysis upon New Repertory Theatre and today’s climate, Bobbitt has proposed next steps to reduce discrimination and promote equality in the theater space.
Read moreSkill and Will Mapping: New Research on Funding Creative Youth Development in the United States
In 2019, the Creative Youth Development National Partnership engaged in a project to better understand the funding landscape of their field. To illustrate their findings, researchers connected with funders and program leaders in four settings to better understand the dynamics of their partnerships. Here is a summary of six publications illustrating the findings.
Read moreConfronting Fears And Inspiring Change
In August 2019, we took a production to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland. When we first began brainstorming about possible themes, the students were clear that they wanted the show to be “American”. So, it had to be a musical. And what’s more American than guns and gun violence, right?
Read moreNow More Than Ever: Arts and Cultural Education is a Human Right
As we enter the beginning of the end of the year 2020, we still have work to do. Our commitment to the fundamental, civil, and human right to arts and cultural education for every young person remains strong, but we must demonstrate that through action. In light of the pandemic, recession, and uprisings, governments are making tough decisions to eliminate access to arts and cultural learning for young people – this is not okay.
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