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The many challenges, mostly financial, that represent the struggles of many Black students whose first response is “How can I afford this?” is one that the author writes about in his chapter, and he also shares his discovery about art in Africa and the similarities and differences between African American music and South African music. His chapter traces also the difficulties of teaching opera as a young Black man in his community in the U.S. His tale is about his evolution as an artist and teacher who sees art as a tool for social change.
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Williams, I., Haniff, N.Z. (2022). How POA Shaped My Work as an Artist Teaching Opera to Children in Diverse Communities. In: Haniff, N.Z. (eds) The Pedagogy of Action. Neighborhoods, Communities, and Urban Marginality. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0801-9_11
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