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The ongoing fight for Black rights

The 1830 painting from Eugène Delacroix would go on to serve as an inspiration for a 2020Rolling Stonecover...

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Kadir Nelson and the Black Lives Matter movementLa liberté guidant le peuple - TableauTime for debate - ActivitéTime for debate - Coup de pouce
Popular culture and the fight for Black rights todayThe Black Eyed Peas: Where Is The Love? - VidéoCommon & John Legend: Glory - VidéoNike ad: You can't stop us - VidéoBlack rights today - ActivitéBlack rights today - Coup de pouce

Popular culture and the fight for Black rights today

The Black Eyed Peas: Where Is The Love? - Vidéo

Common & John Legend: Glory - Vidéo

Nike ad: You can't stop us - Vidéo

Black rights today - Activité

🔎 Your mission: each team watches or listens to their assigned material and answer these three questions.
1.What is the message? 💡
2.What emotions does it create? ❤️
3.What does it say about today’s fight for justice? ✊

Black rights today - Coup de pouce

🎶 "Where is the Love?" – Black Eyed Peas
  • Addicted to → Unable to stop doing something
  • Discriminate → Treat unfairly based on differences
  • Terrorism → Use of violence for political reasons
  • Respect → Show admiration or regard
  • Cease → To stop
🏆 "Glory" – John Legend & Common
  • Triumph → A great victory or success
  • Resistance → Fighting against something
  • Persecution → Mistreatment due to beliefs or race
  • Manifestation → Clear example or demonstration
  • Legacy → What is left behind for future generations

Kadir Nelson and the Black Lives Matter movement

La liberté guidant le peuple - Tableau

The 1830 painting from Eugène Delacroix would go on to serve as an inspiration for a 2020Rolling Stonecover design by Black American artist Kadir Nelson.

Time for debate - Activité

Debate motion: "Kadir Nelson's paintings are more powerful than the originals".
  • Team A: Defend the original artworks.
  • Team B: Defend Kadir Nelson’s reinterpretations.
Use expressions like:
  • I believe that… / I disagree because…
  • This painting / the reinterpretation is more powerful because…

Time for debate - Coup de pouce

Give your opinion 🧠
✅I think...
✅I believe... 
✅In my opinion...
✅For me...
✅To me...
Agree 👍
✅I agree!
✅That’s true!
✅Exactly!
✅You’re right!
✅I couldn’t agree more!
Disagree 👎
❌I don’t think so…
❌I disagree.
❌I’m not sure about that…
❌I see your point, but…
❌Not really…
Justify & explain 🧐
💡Because…
💡For example…
💡That’s why…
💡It proves that…
Soften your opinion 🤏
🤷‍♀️Maybe…
🤷‍♀️ It depends…
🤷‍♀️ I’m not sure, but…
🤷‍♀️ On one hand… on the other hand…
🎤 Now, practice!🔥 Try to use 3-4 phrases in a discussion! 🗣️

🎥 "You Can’t Stop Us" – Nike Ad
  • Unite → To come together
  • Overcome → To succeed despite difficulty
  • Inequality → Unfair treatment
  • Barrier → Something that blocks progress
  • Determination → Strong will to succeed