You may have heard of all the times I said “click the link in the description,” to access further resources mentioned in Notes From Her episodes. HERE THEY ARE!
Social Justice and Activism
- Article on resources to help Black Lives Matter movement
- Sing For Hope
- Use Your Privilege to Help Others
- SF Weekly Using Your Privilege to help Others
- Welcoming America to Actively Support Immigrants and Refugees
- ACLU Ways to Fight for Immigrant Families
- LA Voice
- Prison Policy Initiative
- Homeboy Industries helping past incarcerated people re-enter society
- Hope for Prisoners
- National Re-Enter Resource Center
- Financial Literacy for Immigrants
Health
- Find a free clinic near you
- Find a therapist, doctor, or psychiatrist best fit for you
Music
- Nia’s Composher project on female composers
- The Industry LA Company
- Listen to hear Raehann Bryce Davis singing on Sanctuary Road
- LA Opera at home performances during COVID pandemic!
- LA Opera Education and Community Engagement resources, lesson plans, and activities for students during COVID pandemic!
- YapTracker for gigs, scholarships, and auditions for classical musicians and singers
- AGMA Relief Fund for Classical Singers during COVID-19
- LONG LIST of financial relief resources for artists affected by COVID
- Music educator resources during COVID pandemic and distanced learning
- Ixya Herrera Voz y Guitarra Album
- Rapper Bo Da Truth music
- Four Play Clarinet
MOCs
- Composer Juhi Bansal
- Miss America Nia Imani Franklin
- Opera Star Suzanna Guzman
- LA-based Opera Singer Maria Elena Altany
- International Mezzo Soprano Raehann Bryce Davis
- Music Educator Dr. Zenaida Robles
- Grammy-nominated Mexican singer Ixya Herrera
- Black Jazz and Classical pianist trailblazer Hazel Dorothy Scott
Events
Further Educational Resources
- The Chicano Movement (From Ixya Herrera’s episode)
- The Brown Berets (From Ixya Herrera’s episode)
- Discover more Latina artists
- The Guardian “No One Charged in Police Killings“
- Los Angeles Prosecutors decline to charge police officers in deadly 2015 shooting
- LA Times “1 in 10 Cal State Students is Homeless“
- Washington Post “The Staggering Number of Wrongful Convictions in America“
- The Washington Post “Report: Wrongful Convictions Have Stolen at least 20,000 years from innocent defendants“
- Huffpost “A record number of people were exonerated in 2015 for crimes they didn’t commit“
- Chicago Tribune “Why the innocent end up in prison“
- USA Today “Re-enter into society or back to prison?“
- American Psychological Association “From Prisons to communities: Confronting re-entry challenges and social inequality”
- “Using Music to Close the Academic Gap“
- “COMMUNITY MUSIC PROGRAMS ENHANCE BRAIN FUNCTION IN AT-RISK CHILDREN“
- STEAM: Using the Arts to Train Well-Rounded and Creative Scientists
- From the Margins: The Underrepresentation of Black and Latino Students/Teachers in Music Education
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