Student Researchers: Kiyanna Kinsey, Mizan Chin, Rokhaya Diop, Tachchapak Rittaprom External Collaborators: Alex Alberto Santos and Tatiana Damasceno Project Overview In this project, we aim to identify and research medicinal plants and their cultural significance in various Afro-descendant communities in Brazil. We also provide a brief historical and cultural context of Afro-descendants, delving into the relevance of medicinal plants in Afro-Brazilian religious practices and cultural beliefs. Our three primary research questions are: Methods and Approach: Results and key findings: Using information from ethnobotanical studies of various Afro-descendent communities around Brazil, we created a table containing a list of medicinal plants and […]
Black Studies OERs
EQUITY IN WATER QUALITY: A PARALLEL STUDY BETWEEN BRAZIL AND NEW YORK CITY Research Team: Magou Adj, Dionna Edmondson, Kanaary Amin and Diyon Saunders Collaborators from Brazil, Specialists in Public Policy: Tatiana Damasceno and Alex Alberto SUMMARY Exponential population growth, environmental pollution, climate change, and public health are strongly associated with water quality and its accessibility. We all agree that every single person in this world deserves clean water to fulfill their essential needs and development. In this project, our team addresses the correlation between ethnic/racial distribution in neighborhoods of New York City (NYC) with the water quality of local […]
Summary This research project aims to create a timeline of the sugarcane industry in Valle del Cauca, Colombia. This timeline describes the introduction of sugarcane in the 1500s, its expansion in the Valley, and the impact it had and continues to have on the Afro-Colombia population in Valle del Cauca. The sugarcane industry has been involved in land usurpation, biodiversity loss, contamination of the rivers, and air pollution as a result of the burning process of the crop. Mentor: Professor Vilma Arriaran La Torre, Science Department Students: Giusseppi Perez and Leesel Frasel External Collaborators: Lina Lugo Maturana and Alexander Paz BSAA Science Edition […]
Mentor: Professor Hayley Wagner, Ethnic and Race Studies Students: Lamont Dixon and Marian Okofo-Mensah External Collaborators: Lina Lugo Maturana and Alexander Paz BSAA Science Edition – December 2024
Borough of Manhattan Community College Black Studies Across the Americas Haiti Cohort Professor RaShelle R. Peck, Professor Alexander J. Ho, Janelle Poe, MFA, and Student Researcher Ime Ekpo This study is for individuals unfamiliar with the Haitian Revolution and the story of the first free Black republic after the eras of colonial rule. The primary audience is high school and college freshmen. The secondary audiences are students of all majors interested in gaining insight into the Haitian Revolution. The tertiary audiences are members of society who engage in independent studies about the African diaspora and wish to tackle the happenings […]
Collaborators: Created by Leah Lalljie, BMCC and Joely Castillo, BMCC Graduate Fellow Janelle Poe, The Graduate Center, CUNY Faculty Mentors: Prof. Alex Ho, BMCC and Prof. RaShelle Peck, BMCC External Collaborators: Paul M. Martinez and Marasa Lafalaise, Central Park Rara Summary: These two related Open Educational Resources (OERs) ask students to think about the music of the world through project-based learning. Leah and Joely focused on music from Haiti. For your project, you can pick a country or a genre of music to explore. Think about what the music and genre say about its origin, country, or place. Haiti’s rich […]
The following are lesson plans guiding the use of two Open Educational Resources (OERs) about the music of Haiti and the Haitian diaspora. “Exploring History Through Music” Lesson Plan by Joely Castillo, BMCC “Haiti Music!: How history affected the development of Kompa and Hip Hop Creole” Lesson Plan by Leah Lalljie, BMCC This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic License.
