By Kara Thompson,
AFRO MDDC Intern
Through a partnership with AFRO Charities and Leaders of Tomorrow Youth Center (LTYC), 15 students from the Coppin Academy were given the opportunity to explore the history of Black Baltimore and its impact on art.
Teaching artist Unique Robinson, of LTYC, worked with 15 students from the Academy over the course of the past spring semester. Together, they used the AFRO Archives to do research and then created new works in a variety of mediums based on what they learned through their research. The program ended with the Student Fellowship Showcase, where the student fellows got to present their works.
As part of their work with AFRO Charities, students were able to explore the layout of a physical, print newspaper- some of them for the first time! 
Carrington Malia Russell, left, Alexis Davis, Qamar Godwin, Destiny Leak, Disah Angel Ross share their documentary Good & Bad Love: The Cycles of Relationships, made during the course of the fellowship. 
Saipan Silver-El, left, Carrington Malia Russell, Qatar Godwin, Destiny Leak and Dinah Angel Ross 
Unique Robinson (right) with supporter Teddy Alexander (left). 
Saiona Silver-El 
Dana Carr, left, executive director of Leaders of Tomorrow Youth Center; Precious Blake, program managers of Afro Charities; Savannah Wood, executive director of Afro Charities; Unique Robinson, lead teaching artist; Aisha Almond, principal at Coppin Academy; Nicolette Smith, teacher at Coppin Academy; front, Robert Hickey III, teacher at Coppin Academy. 
Students Carrington Malia Russell, left, Qamar Godwin, Alexis Davis, Gavin Thompson, Kimora Hodge, Disah Angel Ross, Destiny Leak, Devaughn Beatty.
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