Tag: neighborhood life
Trying to Find Friends in Our Neighborhood
"They had to sneak to the park to play with us." Warning: story contains racial slurs. http://youtu.be/LRxcLAizkd4 Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you pose?...
A Turbulent Time
"Fear is a very poor motivator." http://youtu.be/zpJdCO4Ziec Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you pose? (See How to use the questions for reflection for one approach.) Please...
Breaking Down Those Barriers
"Most people of color... don't see the value in staying." https://youtu.be/Mbx6OnxN_eQ Editing by David M. Sula of Adelmar Entertainment. Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you...
Neighborhood Turf
"We were proud." [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/215694786" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you pose? (See How to use the questions for reflection for...
Very Deliberate Where I Lived
"If all of us who received inspiration move, who's going to inspire the next generation?" https://youtu.be/HjNuBNpWwr8 Hold a Conversation In addition to the questions below, please see How to use the questions for reflection. Clarification questions What drives the mayor...
Just What a Neighbor Does
“Because you’ve developed a relationship, you’re willing to meet that neighbor’s needs.” https://youtu.be/s0z7w0drF54 Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you pose? (See How to use the questions...
The Village Raised Us
"As adults, we've forgotten what we came from or where we came from." https://youtu.be/W1H_KR8qM70 Hold a Conversation In addition to the questions below, please see How to use the questions for reflection. Clarifying Questions What does the storyteller value from...
Perspective
"When you get to school, you the brother... and when you come home, you the white boy." https://youtu.be/27LUWGUXuts Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you pose?...
The Weight I Carry
"I don't want to be a failure. I don't want to let my people down." https://youtu.be/6UsWBkohUo8 Hear more from this storyteller in Confidence Booster. Transcript for The Weight I Carry I was born and raised in Little Village, Chicago....