Description
Book SynopsisDrawing on the authors’ experiences as Black parents, researchers, teachers, and teacher educators, this book presents a multipronged approach to affirming Black lives and literacies. The authors believe change is needed - not within Black children - but in the way they are perceived and educated.
Table of Contents
- Contents
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Foreword Theresa Perry ix
- Preface xi
- Acknowledgments xxi
- 1. Introduction: Theoretical Perspectives 1
- Black Epistemology, Ideology, and Theory 2
- Conceptual and Theoretical Foundations 2
- Conceptual Foundations: Moral Courage and Moral Licensing 4
- Theoretical Foundations: Black Liberation Theology, Black Radical Tradition, Critical Race Theory, and Decolonization 7
- Black Liberation Theology 8
- Black Feminism 10
- The Black Radical Tradition 12
- Critical Race Theory 13
- Decolonial Theories 15
- Reading Research and Black Students 16
- 2. Black Women Activist Teachers 19
- Literacy and Freedom 21
- Literacy and Civil Rights 35
- Literacy and Liberation 40
- Literacy and Justice: Black Independent Schools 45
- Our Teachers 50
- Conclusion 50
- 3. The Mis-Education of a High-Performing Black Girl 53
- Shawyn's Narrative: A Summary 53
- The Study 55
- Aesha 56
- Discussion 64
- Conclusion 67
- In Conversation 68
- Critical Discussion Questions 72
- Suggested Readings 73
- 4. Cultural Dissonance in a First-Grade Classroom 75
- Gwen's Narrative: A Summary 75
- Setting 76
- Tony 77
- Travis 80
- A Closer Look Inside Ms. Rudolph's First-Grade Classroom 83
- Conclusion 92
- In Conversation 93
- Critical Discussion Questions 99
- Suggested Readings 100
- 5. Transcending (Dis)Belief: Black (Immigrant) Youth Literacies 101
- Patriann's Narrative: A Summary 101
- An Invitation From a Black Immigrant Educator 102
- Black Immigrant Educator Literacies 105
- Jorge: A Black Immigrant Latinx Youth 107
- Black American Youth Literacies 110
- Excerpts From Black American Youth 112
- Conclusion 118
- In Conversation 119
- Critical Discussion Questions 122
- Suggested Readings 123
- 6. It's Never Too Late 125
- Arlette's Narrative: A Summary 126
- It Is Never Too Late . . . 126
- A Brief Backstory 127
- Meeting Clemente 129
- Twenty Years Later 132
- Perspective 134
- Conclusion 135
- In Conversation 136
- Critical Discussion Questions 139
- Suggested Readings 140
- 7. Conceptual Framework: Toward a Standard of CARE 141
- Foundations 141
- Race and Culture 143
- Equity Pedagogies 146
- CARE 148
- References 159
- Index 175
- About the Authors 183
