
African Diaspora Literacy
Description
Product Details
Publisher | Lexington Books |
Publish Date | November 28, 2018 |
Pages | 208 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9781498583954 |
Dimensions | 9.1 X 6.2 X 0.9 inches | 1.0 pounds |
About the Author
Reviews
Decades ago Black liberationist Marcus Garvey challenged Black Americans to return to Africa to heal from the ongoing racialized violence and trauma they faced and continue to face in the United States. Johnson, Boutte, Smith, and Greene revive this urgent call through African Diaspora Literacy by challenging P-20 educators to situate Mother Africa as the birthplace of all knowledges and histories, which, they and eleven contributing authors argue, must be reflected in schools, pedagogies and practices, and extant curricula. Centering and drawing on African-centered knowledge bases is the balm so many Black children need to heal their individual and collective wounds and souls from the quotidian anti-Black violence they confront in schools. This book is a must read for ELA and language and literacy scholars, teachers, and teacher educators who believe that #BlackLivesMatter, and who desire to enact pedagogies of healing through African Diaspora literacy.
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