Talk about inspiring – here is a wonderful Get Active Rap Video by New American Media for the East Bay Regional Parks‘s Get Active Youth Contest based in the San Francisco Bay Area to encourage young people to get outdoors!
Contest winners will be featured in the Healthy Parks Healthy People Festival in June, and there are three (3) $500 top prizes and tons of other great prizes.
In this example, we love how youth share in the video what they care about in nature – like tossing a ball, grilling meats, and hanging …

Creative Director and Co-Founder of BALANCE Edutainment Aaron Ableman shares information on their inspiring flagship initiative–Pacha’s Pajamas! Let’s turn all the mini-Afros into Nature Superheroes!

I once heard it said that you are what you eat. Well, it’s also true that you are what you listen to and what you watch on YouTube! In fact, I was with a classroom of 4 year olds the other day and half of them could quote the entire verse of a Jay-Z song, with degrading lyrics and all. Then, I asked them to describe …

Okay…I consistently hear black folks say they don’t like country music, but this modern-hip trio just might make you rethink your position! I know, a music post might seem slightly off topic at first glance, but this song, and many others like it, actually refer to a relationship African-Americans had with the land that was also connected to the ways we related to our food, and ultimately to one another.
“…ride the mule and ‘cut the fool’ and love begin’ all over…”
Enjoy!

Thanks Obafemi Origunwa for passing on the link!