Keep Your Eyes on the Prize
The following excerpt is from Rhea Estelle Lathan’s Freedom Writing: African American Civil Rights Literacy Activism, 1955–1967, the latest volume …
African American Read-In 2016 and Beyond . . .
The following post was submitted by ÀóÖ¦ÊÓƵ member and African American Read-In host Dr. Tiffany A. Flowers. There are many …
Supporting TAs in Multilingual Classrooms
The following post is by Norah Fahim, who is a Lecturer in the Program in Writing and Rhetoric at Stanford University. In …
Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
How can we reach all of our students—especially those who have been underserved in America’s classrooms? The authors of Writing …
Two Read-In Snapshots
This week featured dozens of African American Read-Ins across the country. Below ÀóÖ¦ÊÓƵ members Michelle Rankin and Jennifer Watson give you …
Teaching Literacy and Advocacy Through Hip Hop
I had the privilege of attending the standing-room only session, “Love, a Brave and Startling Truth: Healing Education Practices within …
Where Equality and Freedom are School Values
Last week’s piece about the Nova Project explored two benefits of democratic societies that also seem to benefit democratic schools …
To Select or To Deselect
“I’m not going to say, ‘this book is about rape, child abuse, and so-and-so,’ because that doesn’t do justice to …
Celebrating and Supporting African American Writers: The Legacy of the African American Read-In
The following post was written by Dr. Mila Thomas Fuller. “Celebrating and Supporting African American Writers” was the conversation during …
The Gospel According to Literacy
The following excerpt is from Rhea Estelle Lathan’s Freedom Writing: African American Civil Rights Literacy Activism, 1955–1967, the latest …