Unit K-2

There is a wall in a neighborhood that once stood tall and beautiful but has not been kept up and is starting to deteriorate as time has gone on. Angel has an idea to bring the wall back to life that will incorporate the entire community. Angel wants the wall to be a reflection of the love that is shared by the community. Angel learns that you can turn something that is an eyesore into something beautiful. With a little care and help from everyone, he is able to brighten up his community. He brought the community together and made a difference.

C.J. and his grandmother are headed somewhere. As he is traveling with his Nana, C.J. has questions about why things are the way they are. On their trip after church, his grandmother reminds him to see the “bright side” of things that may not seem pleasant or beautiful. C.J. learns to be grateful for the things he has and comes to understand he has a lot that he can give others. Nana and C.J. also demonstrate the benefit of having an open mind and an active imagination.

A housing building was torn down by the state because it was no longer safe for people to live. It became an eye sore to the community and a reminder to them that it was torn down and people no longer can live there. Marcy, with the help of the community, got together to create a community garden as something beautiful to look at to remind them of their memories. When you work together with people in the community, you can make your community beautiful and bring it closer together.

A young boy, Wilson, wishes to help an older woman, Gigi, with her house because he would like to give her the perfect house that he believes she deserves. Throughout the story, he makes plans for a future day and invests other neighbors in the idea of renovating Gigi’s house. The author uses repetition to express Wilson’s persistence in thinking about the future and what is possible. In contrast, Gigi repeatedly reassures Wilson that she already has everything she needs and that she is grateful for the present day because of Wilson’s companionship and care.

Now that students have an idea of what a community is, they are going to take a look at what a particular community looked like during the early 1900s. Scholars will look and compare how communities might look different today.

In this text, the speaker is encouraging Black children to do whatever they want to do. The pictures showcase people who are working toward a goal. It shows people young and old who have accomplished some sort of goal. The speaker wants us to know that while the road might be hard, as long as you are working, you can accomplish greatness too!

This article gives an explanation of segregation and facts about what segregation was like for people of color in America and different parts of the world. The author gives us an unbiased look at the damage segregation caused during the peak of racial discrimination and how its impact still lingers today.

This is a picture of the Indianapolis Recorder newspaper building that used to be located on Indiana Avenue. The Indianapolis Recorder was the reason for the majority of job opportunities for people of color in Indianapolis at this time, especially young people.

Madam C.J. Walker is known as being America’s first self-made female millionaire. She was born Sarah Breedlove in 1867 and experienced many challenges as a child and teenager. As a young woman, after she began losing her hair, she began using hair care products that helped her hair grow back. She was motivated to launch her own hair care empire under the name of Madam C.J. Walker, which not only made her a millionaire, but also employed thousands of Black women who sold her products. Madam C.J. Walker became a philanthropist and an activist who motivated her saleswomen (or “agents”) to contribute to charities and social justice causes. Toward the end of her life, she built a mansion and died in 1919. The author’s point of view of Walker is that she was a well-respected, admired businesswoman who had ambition and cared for others.

Madam C.J. Walker is known as being America’s first self-made female millionaire. She was born Sarah Breedlove in 1867 and experienced many challenges as a child and teenager. As a young woman, after she began losing her hair, she began using hair care products that helped her hair grow back. She was motivated to launch her own hair care empire under the name of Madam C.J. Walker, which not only made her a millionaire, but also employed thousands of Black women who sold her products. Madam C.J. Walker became a philanthropist and an activist who motivated her saleswomen (or “agents”) to contribute to charities and social justice causes. Toward the end of her life, she built a mansion and died in 1919. The author’s point of view of Walker is that she was a well-respected, admired business woman who had ambition and cared for others.

Madam C.J. Walker is known as being America’s first self-made female millionaire. She was born Sarah Breedlove in 1867 and experienced many challenges as a child and teenager. As a young woman, after she began losing her hair, she began using hair care products that helped her hair grow back. She was motivated to launch her own hair care empire under the name of Madam C.J. Walker, which not only made her a millionaire, but also employed thousands of Black women who sold her products. Madam C.J. Walker became a philanthropist and an activist who motivated her saleswomen (or “agents”) to contribute to charities and social justice causes. Toward the end of her life, she built a mansion and died in 1919. The author’s point of view of Walker is that she was a well-respected, admired businesswoman who had ambition and cared for others.

This text gives us an inside look at why the Madam C.J. Walker theater was created, the ups and downs of the building’s lifetime, and how it is still used today.

Scholars will take a look at a mural that showcases some Jazz musicians that got their start/performed on Indiana Ave.

Wes Montgomery is a well known jazz musician from Indianapolis, Indiana. He played at various clubs on Indiana Avenue. He used to play with his brothers in a band known as The Wes Montgomery Trio. He adopted a style of playing guitar that helped him play the instrument like no other.

Wes Montgomery was a musical pioneer who developed a unique style of playing the guitar that changed the way it was played for years to come. His style of playing without a pick would change the sound of his music, making him one of the most influential jazz guitarists. He is remembered today as someone who was taken too soon and revered for his influence many years after his death.