
February 2019
Freedom Writers: “Stories from the Heart”
Freedom Writers: "Stories from the Heart" is part of our Black History Month celebration. Meet Erin Gruwell, educator and author of "The Freedom Writers Diary." This event takes place in Humanities 131. Synopsis Freedom Writers: Stories from the Heart follows idealistic teacher Erin Gruwell as she tries to reach 150 at-risk students who were labeled "unteachable." It's 1994 and Long Beach, California is a racially divided community filled with drugs, gang warfare, and homicides. Inside the classroom, Gruwell encounters hostility,…
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