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Chris Emdin - 'Dreams' by Langston Hughes

Higher Ed
Dr. Christopher Emdin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology at Teachers College, Columbia University; where he also serves as Director of the Science Education program and Associate Director...
Instructional Video1:13
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Chris Emdin - 'Dreams' by Langston Hughes

Higher Ed
Dr. Christopher Emdin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology at Teachers College, Columbia University; where he also serves as Director of the Science Education program and Associate Director...
Instructional Video0:54
Brainwaves Video Anthology

Chinma Uche - 'Dreams' by Langston Hughes

Higher Ed
Chinma Uche is a Math and Computer Science (CS) teacher at the Academy of Aerospace and Engineering (AAE) and the Greater Hartford Academy of Math and Science (GHAMAS). She is the 2015 CREAC Teacher of the Year. She has been at GHAMAS...
Instructional Video5:45
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Khalil Gibran Muhammad - 'Let America Be America Again' by Langston Hughes

Higher Ed
Khalil Gibran Muhammad is professor of History, Race and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and the Suzanne Young Murray Professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies. He is the former Director of the Schomburg...
Instructional Video1:22
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Candace Barriteau Phaire 'Dream Variations' by Langston Hughes

Higher Ed
Dr. Candace Barriteau Phaire is an Assistant Professor for Early Childhood Studies at Central Connecticut State University Professor and Program Coordinator for Early Childhood Studies at Central Connecticut State...
Instructional Video0:55
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Gloria Ladson-Billings - 'The Dream Keeper by Langston Hughes'

Higher Ed
Gloria Ladson-Billings (PhD Stanford ’84) is the Chair of the Department of Curriculum & Instruction where she holds the Kellner Family Endowed Professorship in Urban Education and is Faculty Affiliate in the Departments of Educational...
Instructional Video5:16
Curated Video

Harlem Theatre Gives Actors The Chance To Perform Classics For Their Community

3rd - Higher Ed
“We know what we are, but know not what we may be.”



This poignant line from Shakespeare’s Hamlet perfectly captures the inner desires of a group of actors, directors, designers, playwrights, and...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: Lorraine Hansberry: A Raisin in the Sun: American Dream Deferred

9th - 10th
In this video [2:56] from the American Masters film Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart, students learn how the play A Raisin in the Sun explores the impact of dreams deferred. Inspired by the famous Langston Hughes poem...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Harlem

9th - 10th
"What happens to a dream deferred?" Langston Hughes question calls former President Bill Clinton, pianist and composer Herbie Hancock, poet Sonia Sanchez, and students from the Harlem Children's Zone to interpret Hughes' most iconic...