In her inspiring presentation titled “Writing as Activism”, Nic Stone, shares her own experience
growing up as a Black girl in a mostly white school, and how feeling under-represented in curriculum materials inspired her to be an author and to write books with characters who look like her that are now taught in schools all over the United States. She also shares how current events inspired her young adult and middle-grade novels, Dear Martin and Clean Getaway. Bringing Nic Stone to Brown, is part of a Universal Design Learning unit where students think about how to harness their energy to research a topic and advocate for racial and social justice – whether it be to write to a politician, a letter to the editor, a business, or a piece of fiction, related to a topic they feel passionate about.
Writing as Activism – Nic Stone Author Visit
Applicant: Adrian Pickworth
School: Brown
Date Approved: May 3, 2021
Amount: $500