Jan 28, 2021
34 min
Full-HD

Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma (2021)

In 1970, Black educators in Chicago developed an alphabet flashcard set to provide Blackcentered teaching materials to the vastly white educational landscape and the Black ABCs were born.

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Documentary Music

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Topaz Jones

Self

Tariq Trotter

Self

Rodney Jackson

Self - Topaz's 8th grade history teacher

Emma Janice Jones

Self

Francis Perez

Self - Woke Foods Co-Op

Kaity Rodriguez

Self - MSCW, LCSW

Ivy Sole

Self - Lyricist, Rapper + Record Producer

Keith White

Self - Lawyer + Activist

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