| Description: | This article discusses the project “The Saddest Days: Katrina Experiences Through the Eyes of Children” which uses the Gao School Museum approach to include student voices in educational materials. The concept of Bon Feerey- meaning “the process of opening one’s mind and accepting new ideas and approaches so as to integrate these new perspectives into one’s daily life” is used in the project to help students and teachers study and understand how Katrina continues to impact African American youth in New Orleans. The Bon Feerey concept is used to investigate issues such as separation from traditions, family, and community, including loss of unique neighborhoods and place-based identity that are important to African American youth. |
| Citation: | Robertson CC, King JE, “Bon Feerey: A Teaching and Learning Methodology for Healing the Wounds of Distance, Displacement, and Loss Caused by Hurricane Katrina,” Journal of Black Studies, 2007 37(4) 469-481 |