Black Women Educators’ Activism: The Evolution of a Black Feminist Pedagogy
Keywords:
Activism, Black women, African American women, Black Feminist, Pedagogy
Abstract
Exploring the historical narrative of activism among black American women offers valuable insights into their significant role in advocating for equal and high-quality educational opportunities within their community. It unveils their cultural and political acumen, attitudes, and dedication, which they extend into the realm of teaching. Their moral philosophies and sense of purpose have been instrumental in the creation of a black feminist pedagogy that has evolved within the frame of black women’s resistance to oppression and the ensuing battle for collective survival and institutional change (Collins, 1990).
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702-723.
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7. Costello, R. B., et al. (Eds.). (1991). Webster’s college dictionary. Random House.
8. Davis, A. (1983). Women, race, and class. Vintage Books.
9. Dillard, C. (2006). On spiritual strivings: Transforming an African American woman’s academic life. State University of New York Press.
10. Dixson, A. (2003). “Let’s do this!” Black women teachers’ politics and pedagogy. Urban Education, 38(2), 217-235.
11. Foster, M. (1991). Constancy, connectedness, and constraints in the lives of African American teachers. National Women's Studies Association Journal, 3, 233-261.
12. Foster, M. (1996). Unrelated kin: Race and gender in women’s personal narratives. Routledge.
13. Giddings, P. (1984). When and where I enter: The impact of black women on race and sex in America. Bantam Books.
14. Gordon, B. M. (1995). The fringe dwellers: African American women scholars in the postmodern era. In B. Kanpol & P. McLaren (Eds.), Critical multiculturalism: Uncommon voices in a common struggle. Bergin & Garvey.
15. Hooks, B. (1994). Teaching to transgress: Education as the practice of freedom. Routledge.
16. Joseph, G. (1995). Black feminist pedagogy and schooling in capitalist white America. In B. Guy-Sheftall (Ed.), Words of fire (pp. 462-471). The New Press.
17. Ladson-Billings, G. (1994). The dreamkeepers: Successful teachers of African American children. Jossey-Bass Publishers.
18. Omalade, B. (1997). A black feminist pedagogy. Women’s Studies Quarterly, 15(3/4), 32-39.
19. Palmer, P. J. (1993). To know as we are known: Education as a spiritual journey. Harper Collins.
20. Rouse, J. A. (2001). “We seek to know… in order to speak the truth”: Nurturing seeds of discontent—Septima Clark and participatory leadership. In B. Collier-Thomas & V. P. Franklin (Eds.), Sisters in the struggle: African American women in the Civil Rights-Black Power Movement (pp. 95-120). New York University Press.
21. Walker, V. S. (2005). Organized resistance and black educators’ quest for school equality, 1878-1938. Teachers College Record, 107(3), 355- 388.
22. Zinn, H. (1980). A people's history of the United States, 1492-present. Harper Perennial Modern Classics.
Published
2023-11-30
How to Cite
Pierre, Y. (2023). Black Women Educators’ Activism: The Evolution of a Black Feminist Pedagogy. European Scientific Journal, ESJ, 19(32), 181. https://doi.org/10.19044/esj.2023.v19n32p181
Section
ESJ Humanities
Copyright (c) 2023 Yvette Pierre
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