Jasmine Fripp is a Grammy-nominated music educator and the founder of The Passionate Black Educator. With seven years of teaching experience in public and charter schools, she has built award-winning choral programs and provided Black and Brown students with various opportunities to excel within and outside the world of music.
As The Passionate Black Educator, Fripp encourages and empowers music educators of all cultural backgrounds to create student-centered classroom environments that promote anti-racism, culturally-responsive pedagogy, and healing-centered teaching. Additionally, Fripp’s ability to fuse hip-hop, choral music, student-centered dialogue, and creative teaching strategies has led to her being heavily sought after as a clinician by universities, school districts, and professional organizations worldwide.
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