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Thomas Akiva; Marijke Hecht; Esohe Osai – Urban Education, 2024
Given historical patterns of unequal access to arts education, we used an ecosystem perspective to investigate Black Centered Arts and Eurocentric Arts in a mid-sized U.S. city, with a focus on youth programs, museums, and other youth arts organizations. We found that practitioner-leaders valued arts quality, equitable access, community…
Descriptors: Art Education, Afrocentrism, Community Education, Urban Areas
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Love, Bettina L. – Journal of Negro Education, 2021
This article draws from my Charles H. Thompson Lecture on November 4, 2020. I argue that the current educational system does not need to be reformed or reimagined--it needs to be abolished. My presentation was a call to action to utilize the imagination, determination, boldness, and urgency of abolitionists for educational justice. I conclude with…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Racism, Social Justice, African Americans
Maura Chinaelotam Eze-Usher – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study explores obstacles to career advancement faced by black female staff in Higher education. Through interviews and surveys, key factors impacting this population are identified and a solution is proposed in the form of an action plan. Interviews exposed the issue of isolation, lack of support, and a need for early training for both…
Descriptors: Females, Afrocentrism, Cultural Relevance, Work Environment
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Williams, Otis; Davis, Julius; Cox, Mark – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
This article shares how three African-centered Black men partnered with a school system to develop and implement an Africentric rites of passage program for seventh- and eighth-grade Black male students. The proposed school-based intervention aimed to socialize, educate, and cultivate Black boys in preparation for manhood. Theoretically, the…
Descriptors: African Americans, Males, Afrocentrism, Cultural Influences
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Aaron Rabinowitz – Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy, 2024
HBO's "Lovecraft Country" is a model resource for developing speculative civic literacies, which are forms of meaning making aimed at helping students conceive of a more equitable democratic society. Speculative civic literacies and "Lovecraft Country" both center the tension between Afrofuturism and Afropessimism in the…
Descriptors: Television, Popular Culture, Afrocentrism, Fiction
Chalet A. Jean-Baptiste – ProQuest LLC, 2024
In our political and cultural climate, where America is recovering from a pandemic, affirmative action is no longer the law of the land, DEI programs are being cut, and African American history and heritage are being denied and eradicated; how do African Americans navigate white spaces? How do African American leaders obtain a seat at the table?…
Descriptors: African Americans, Predominantly White Institutions, African American History, African American Culture
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Lorenzo Sánchez-Gatt – Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education, 2023
I argue that an analysis of antiblack racism in music education discourse is crucial in identifying and addressing potential for harm in the music classroom. I contend that Black children are particularly, and regularly, subjected to poor stereotypical depictions of their identity in digital media. Furthermore, I contend that this digital…
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Futures (of Society), Music Education, Racism
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Banwo, Bodunrin O. – Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 2023
This article features in-depth interviews and ethnographic vignettes that explore collectivism, social cohesion, and Black educational leadership as a strategy to infuse liberatory practices in the educational process. The article examines how the social foundation of African-centered ethos of collectivism can shift how marginalized students…
Descriptors: Blacks, Children, African American Leadership, African Americans
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Teaira McMurtry – Reading Research Quarterly, 2025
America's strength lies in its inherent diversity--an enduring truth that makes the Eurocentric nature of our educational curricula troubling. Despite this foundational reality, curricular materials remain predominantly Eurocentric, often excluding authentic representation and inclusion of Black/African American experiences in children's and young…
Descriptors: Native Language, Language Maintenance, Cultural Context, Cultural Pluralism
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Thomas Kpetay, Shakita; Lozenski, Brian D. – Educational Studies: Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 2021
Drawing from the histories of nonformal Black education, (Pp)an-Africanist scholarship, and critical qualitative research, this participatory ethnographic study documents an organic conception of public space where Black people, many of whom have been disaffected by traditional public schools, come to teach and learn with each other. The article…
Descriptors: Blacks, Nonformal Education, African Americans, Civil Rights
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Toliver, S. R. – Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 2019
CaShawn Thompson's hashtag, #BlackGirlMagic, has transformed into a movement over the past five years. The hashtag focuses on celebrating the beauty, influence, and strength of Black women and girls. However, Thompson's term sits in a space of tension, where contradictory interpretations create boundaries around what Black girl celebration means…
Descriptors: African Americans, Females, Racial Identification, Popular Culture
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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
Mason, Gregory K. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
American community colleges are facing the dual dilemma of replacing the increasing number of presidents who are retiring, and promoting more diversity among their successors. Mentoring is viewed as a way of helping minority faculty and administrators acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to advance successfully into senior leadership roles.…
Descriptors: Mentors, African Americans, College Administration, College Presidents
Dorman, Dereic Angelo – ProQuest LLC, 2018
"An Afrocentric Critique of Race Dialogues: The Application of Theory and Practice in Africology" is a critical examination of race dialogues based on the Afrocentric paradigm's constructs of African agency, Afrocentric consciousness-raising and liberatory action. This dissertation critiques race dialogues based on Africology's mission,…
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Criticism, Racial Attitudes, Theory Practice Relationship
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Johnson, Lamar L.; Bryan, Nathaniel; Boutte, Gloria – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2019
In the wake of racial violence in urban schools and society, we question, "Can the field of urban education love blackness and Black lives unconditionally and as preconditions to humanity? What does it look like to (re)imagine urban classrooms as sites of love? As educators, how might we utilize a pedagogy of love as an embodied practice that…
Descriptors: Racial Bias, Violence, Urban Schools, Urban Education
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