The teens are part of the Young People's Project (YPP), run by Moses' son Omo. It evolved within the Algebra Project and, at times, acts as a sort of roadshow. Members see themselves as math-literacy workers and seek to demystify the science of numbers, in this case through a blend of rap, civil rights history, and games.
Can playing games teach kids about numbers? Leaders of the Young People's Project bet it can. On a rain-drenched December evening in Jackson, Mississippi, a multicultural crowd files into the Crown Room of the Clarion Hotel for a formal dinner honoring math educators.
"Most kids are into hip-hop," said London Hardy, director of the Young People's Project. "It's another way to reel them in. If we can get kids interested in math through hip-hop, we're gonna do it."
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