Dressing for the Carnival – Winslow Homer – The Metropolitan Museum of Art “In this Reconstruction-era painting, Homer evokes the dislocation and endurance of African American culture that was a legacy of slavery. The central figure represents a character from a Christmas celebration known as Jonkonnu, once observed by enslaved people in North Carolina and,…
Category: Multiculturalism
Advent Day 3 – The Terrible Lie – A Bible Story and Some Activities for the Family
Activities for Advent Day 3 Let’s Draw and Shade an Apple: God told Adam and Eve not to eat the fruit of one tree, but the snake tempted Eve, and she sinned. Adam followed. Most people think that the fruit they ate was an apple. Let’s Create an Apple Design Our story today does not…
What Do the Words “Nativity Story” Mean? The Donkey’s Song Also Has A Multicultural Message
In the broadest of understandings, dictionary.com defines the word “nativity” as a birth. Secondarily, it describes the term as the birth of Christ. Third, it adds that the term “nativity” might allude to a church festival, commemorating the birth of Christ or Christmas. Fourth, it also adds that the term “nativity” might be a…
How to Draw the Bowtie Boy from Africa – The Bowties Live Around the World
After today, I’ll only be able to share one How to Draw the Bowties adventure each week. I need to get back to writing and illustrating picture books, but I am not abandoning the Bowtie Bunch. Rather, I’m about to travel around the world and visit the Bowties in many different parts of the world….