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Iruka, Iheoma U.; Musa, Takondwa; Allen, Danielle J. – Theory Into Practice, 2023
For too long, Black children's educational needs have not been prioritized with attention to their culture, language, historical and contemporary racialized experiences, and building their positive racial identity. It is critical that early childhood education settings for young children be transformed to be a place of learning and healing by…
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Culturally Relevant Education, Blacks, African American Students
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Wynter-Hoyte, Kamania; Long, Susi; Frazier, Jennipher; Jackson, Jarvais – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2023
Four teacher educators describe their work to establish Afrocentric foundations through integrating literacy and linguistic pluralism courses. We build on realities that teachers and children "do not learn, systematically and deeply, about Black genius and worth" (Baines, Tisdale, & Long, 2018, p. 20) in schools or universities nor…
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, African American Culture, Multilingualism, Black Dialects
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Acosta, Melanie M.; Woodard, Paul – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2022
In continuing the legacy of community-mindedness, good Black educators today consistently enact emancipatory pedagogies designed to protect Black children's personhood. Cultivating community in the classroom setting is one ritual they use toward affirming young Black children's literate character, presence, and pursuits, and they do so in the…
Descriptors: African American Teachers, African American Students, Culturally Relevant Education, Racism
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Jackson, Jarvais; Collins, Saudah N. T.; Baines, Janice R.; Boutte, Gloria Swindler; Johnson, George Lee, Jr.; Folsom-Wright, Nichole – Social Studies, 2021
Africa is the cradle of civilization, yet its rich history and culture is undertaught--especially in elementary P-5 classrooms. In this article, we share Adinkra symbols from West Africa which can be used for interdisciplinary instruction and classroom management. We offer Adinkra symbols as an organizing theme for teaching in the spirit of not…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, African Culture, Teaching Methods, Interdisciplinary Approach