Google Arts & Culture

It takes a village: growing together this Black History Month

Learn how Google is recognizing and celebrating Black voices, joy, and success this Black History Month.

"Google Arts & Culture is launching a new site celebrating 20 Black innovators, from video game pioneer Jerry Lawson to academic pioneer Dr. Carter Woodson. They partnered with organizations like the Strong Museum of Play and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. 

The new chapter lives on the revamped Black History and Culture hub, bringing together hundreds of stories of the Black experience from cultural partners, like the Studio Museum Harlem and the Black Archives of Mid-America." It takes a village: growing together this Black History Month (Mohamed).

Telepathy, by Sabrena Khadija.

Mohamed, Ladan. “It takes a village: growing together this Black History Month.” The Keyword, Google, February 1, 2023, https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/diversity/black-history-month-2023/?utm_content=cta&utm_source=kw-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=02022023. February 3, 2023.

Are you looking for some brain breaks, bell-ringers, etc. to just have a bit of fun? As we are in the home stretch of the year, it might be nice to have a variety of play, creativity, and joy in your lessons. 

• Google Arts and Culture has some fun games that are great explorations of not only having fun but also having cultural connections in a variety of ways!

  • "Older students can benefit from play in the classroom, too. “Play is a strategy for learning at any age,” says PZ researcher Mara Krechevsky." - Playing to Learn | Harvard Graduate School of Education

• Google Arts & Culture - Play also has different interactive games and experiments to try as well. Music, Puzzles, Crossword, Coloring, Trivia and Adventure. 

  • For example, Rewild the World is an interactive game where we meet four threatened wildlife species in their natural habitat, and help heal their environment!