All Videos Tagged Barnes (Classroom 2.0) - Classroom 2.02024-05-02T22:12:18Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/video/video/listTagged?tag=Barnes&rss=yes&xn_auth=noWe Could Be Brothers-A Novel-trailertag:www.classroom20.com,2010-11-04:649749:Video:5257622010-11-04T20:32:15.477ZAuthor-Derrick Barneshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/AuthorDerrickBarnes
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</a> <br></br>n this much anticipated middle grade novel by author Derrick Barnes (Ruby & the Booker Boys) two thirteen- year-old African-American boys become friends during a three day stint in an after school suspension. They were both involved in two unrelated incidents with the same person, the resident menace at Alain Locke Middle, Tariq Molten.<br></br>
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Robeson Battlefield is from a two…
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</a><br />n this much anticipated middle grade novel by author Derrick Barnes (Ruby & the Booker Boys) two thirteen- year-old African-American boys become friends during a three day stint in an after school suspension. They were both involved in two unrelated incidents with the same person, the resident menace at Alain Locke Middle, Tariq Molten.<br />
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Robeson Battlefield is from a two parent household, where both parents are highly successful and educated. Academic achievement, social consciousness and responsibility are reinforced daily in the Battlefield household.<br />
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Pacino Clapton comes from a single parent household; his mom works two fulltime jobs. Pacino has a ton of responsibilities, including cutting hair to help pay bills, and taking care of his twin five- year-old sisters.<br />
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During this three day span, the young men visit each others home, and "chop it up" on a multitude of subjects including respect of self and Black women, the dire state of hip-hop music, the use of the dreaded "N" word, and masculinity.<br />
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Before long, the three boys are on a collision course. And when they do intersect, their lives are changed forever.