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Introduction Exercise

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table of contents
  1. Introduction
    1. More than HIV – About Today’s Young Black People with Fluid Sexual Identities
    2. Introduction Exercise
  2. Chapter 1
    1. MORE THAN GAY – INTERSECTING IDENTITIES AND NUANCED LIVES
    2. Exercise: Poem, “The Body is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love,” by Sonya Renee Taylor
  3. Chapter 2
    1. OLDER PEOPLE DON’T KNOW HOW TO GET OUT OF THE WAY – RELIGION, AGE, RACE, AND AGENCY
    2. Exercise: Poem, “Four Voices” Documentaries - All About ArJae and Maxine!
  4. Chapter 3
    1. J-SETTING AND JESUS – SPIRITUALITY AND SANCTUARY
    2. Exercise: Defining Spirituality by James and Moore (2005), the Spiritual Life Map and Discussion Prompts
  5. Chapter 4
    1. GOD LOVES ME TOO! FINDING EVERYDAY SACREDNESS
    2. Exercise: Everyday Sacredness and Nina Simone (“Ain't Got No/I Got Life”)
  6. Conclusion
    1. I AM ENOUGH – HOW YOUNG BLACK PEOPLE WITH FLUID SEXUAL IDENTITIES NAVIGATE CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY
    2. Exercise: What’s Next? New Attitudes, Actions…and Allies
  7. Reading Resource List

Introduction Exercise

“From Jesus to J-Setting in Real-Time!”

Lesson Plan: This is a classroom activity designed to encourage students to consider possible connections between varied cultural expressions found in the Black community and to understand how these experiences may influence the lives and experiences of the young Black people chronicled in From Jesus to J-Setting. In preparation for this class, students are expected to have read the Introduction. The exercise can be completed in groups of 3-5 students (or individually for smaller classes) followed by a general discussion with the entire class. Links are provided below to three experiences from the Black community. After watching the YouTube clips, ask students to discuss each experience based on the discussion prompts!


Trinity United Church of Christ Sanctuary Choir- Call Him Up Medley

Prancing J-Settes 2018-2019 (Jackson State University Homecoming Pep Rally)

J-Setting: The Acrobatic Dance Energizing Atlanta's Dance Floors and Beyond | If Cities Could Dance


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Discussion Prompts

  1. Perform a quick Google search of each group (Trinity United Church of Christ, the Prancing J-Settes, and The Dance Champz of Atlanta). What did you learn about each group?
  2. Compare and contrast each group (such as attire, expressions, music, body movement, and demographics). How are they similar? How do they differ?
  3. What message(s) are being conveyed? Provide examples.
  4. How did you feel as you watched and listened? What did you think as you watched and listened? Why?
  5. How are the three experiences linked to the Introductory chapter of From Jesus to J-Setting? Provide examples.


Additional Reading Resources for the Introduction:

Barnes, Sandra. 2013. Live Long and Prosper: How Black Megachurches Address HIV/AIDS

and Poverty in the Age of Prosperity Theology. New York: Fordham University Press.

Cohen, Cathy J. 2004. "Deviance as Resistance: A New Research Agenda for the Study of Black

Politics." Du Bois Review 1:1-27.

Collins, Patricia Hill. 2004. Black Sexual Politics: African Americans, Gender, and the

New Racism. New York: Routledge.

Ferguson, Roderick. 2004. Aberrations in Black: Toward a Queer of Color Critique.

Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press.

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