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final project ideas

Posted byZachary Holzberg February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 Leave a comment on final project ideas

I have a few very broad ideas for a final project, but I also might completely change my mind and do something different by next week, but here they are for now:

  • gentrification in philly and how it came to be
  • the black arts movement of philly & its cultural impact
  • racial inequity in philly public schools

throwback song of the week

https://open.spotify.com/track/4rmCI9VWrwrJTJ8XQ80BMN?si=qIdMn8ljTBiJrpt4TPVw3A
For this week, we’ll be throwing it back to 2 of the greatest jazz musicians of all time — John Coltrane & Duke Ellington.

why I chose these topics

What led me to these topics is by looking up things that I want to learn about and just going down the rabbit hole from there. Philadelphia has such a rich history, and like the rest of America, that history has commonly been whitewashed, overlooking more than can ever be imagined.

What I want to do is learn more about the city I’m living in through an in-depth historical exploration of one of these topics. The “big questions” that I want to find answers to are, why Philly hasn’t been a more equitable place regardless of race? Why has history deemed the history of BIPOC in America a subcategory, rather than just simply American history? I want to expand my own perspective, and researching and digging into any of these topics will help me do so.

Sources of inspiration

https://whyy.org/articles/black-educators-march-to-launch-campaign-for-racial-equity-reform-in-schools/

https://www.visitphilly.com/articles/philadelphia/african-american-historic-sites-in-philadelphia/#once-upon-a-nation-storytelling-benches

https://hyperallergic.com/95314/the-radical-boundaries-of-african-american-performance/

https://www.uwishunu.com/2017/06/new-philaesthetic-exhibition-highlights-influential-black-artists-philadelphia/

http://www.myphillyalive.com/blog/celebrating-black-history-month-in-philadelphia/

https://www.inquirer.com/real-estate/housing/philadelphia-feeral-reserve-bank-study-gentrification-change-original-neighborhood-residents-poverty-education-20190716.html

https://www.jstor.org/stable/26328272?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents

https://www.inquirer.com/education/anti-racist-black-lives-matter-philadelphia-school-district-equity-20200711.html

That’s it for today so thanks for reading, I hope you enjoyed my blog post!

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