'I think you know, these kids have to sit and watch George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery be murdered and they couldn't go outside. They couldn't do anything. They couldn't say how they feel they're, they felt really restricted.'
A visual and performing arts charter school in Oakland is creating a performance piece based on the Black experience.A visual and performing arts charter school in Oakland is creating a performance piece based on the Black experience.
The play is called "Every 28 Hours" and the idea comes from feelings amid challenging times during theand returning to in-person learning. And for students, especially Black students, feeling unheard and unseen, according to Tavia Percia, co-chair at Oakland School for the Arts. "I think that after coming back from COVID that was the first full year back from COVID. And I think you know, these kids have to sit and watch George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery be murdered and they couldn't go outside. They couldn't do anything. They couldn't say how they feel, they felt really restricted," she said.
"And so when they got back to school, I think that because there wasn't much talk about it, it kind of felt like they were not being, they weren't able to really express themselves in the way they felt about it, and the ways that they felt like they wanted to," Percia said.She said the idea of "Every 28 Hours" coming to life at Oakland School for the Arts started with conversations with her students.
"They would come and just express how they felt and just like how whitewashed everything felt, not just that OSA again, but just in the world. And so we would talk and I'm like, 'What do you want to do about what how can I help you?,' she said.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Nearly 150 New York City police officers violated department rules during 2020 George Floyd protests: ReportThe report said there were hundreds more allegations the Board could not investigate because officers wore bands over their badge numbers.
Read more »
Civilian Complaint Review Board report says NYPD needs to be better prepared for future large-scale protestsThe Civilian Complaint Review Board has released it final report on conduct of NYPD officers during the 2020 protests. It says the department needs to be better prepared for the next time the city faces large-scale protests. AliBaumanTV reports.
Read more »
Dozens of NYPD cops off the hook for misconduct during George Floyd protestsDozens more officers believed to be guilty of misconduct during the 2020 riots were let off the hook, too — including cops who flashed white-supremacy signs or were part of the infamous violent bre…
Read more »
Nearly 150 New York City police officers violated department rules during 2020 George Floyd protests: ReportNEW YORK — Nearly 150 New York City police officers violated department rules during 2020 protests over the death of George Floyd, according to a new report issued Monday by the Civilian Complaint Review Board.
Read more »
A Snitch in Time: The FBI's Informant Inside Denver's George Floyd ProtestsSnitch! The podcast Alphabet Boys spells out the story of an FBI informant during the George Floyd protests in Denver.
Read more »
Usher, Floyd Mayweather and Chris Brown Skate at Dr. Dre's 'Chronic' PartyDr. Dre and Interscope Records are marking the 30th anniversary of 'The Chronic' by recreating the roller rink hysteria from back in the day when the album first dropped!!!
Read more »