How Steph Curry and MLK III Are Working to Unite Communities Through Service
Steph Curry and Martin Luther King III team up to promote service, unity, and community engagement in this PBS NewsHour Classroom lesson.
Note: If you are short on time, watch the video and complete this See, Think, Wonder activity: What did you notice? What did the story make you think about? What would you want to learn more about?
Even as racial and economic disparities persist and the Trump administration purges DEI policies in government and at universities, a new partnership aimed at healing racial divides is trying to bring communities across the country together through service. Judy Woodruff spoke with NBA star Steph Curry and Martin Luther King III for her series, America at a Crossroads.
View the transcript of the story.
Discussion Questions
- Who are Steph Curry and Martin Luther King III, and what are their backgrounds?
- What organization did Steph and Ayesha Curry start after the Golden State Warrior's moved to San Francisco ?
- Where does the Curry's foundation operate?
- Why did the foundation partner with Martin Luther King III's Realize the Dream Initiative?
- How does the foundation serve the needs of kids in Oakland?
Focus Questions
- Martin Luther King III explains that his dad used to say, "Anyone can be great because anyone can serve." What do you think Martin Luther King Jr. meant by this? What kind of service do you think he was talking about?
- Do you think community service has the power to bring people together from different political backgrounds? How so?
- Media literacy: How can you find out more about the Realize the Dream Initiative? Do you think there's a way your community could get involved?
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