Sealey-Ruiz, Y., & Greene, P. (2015).Popular Visual Images and the (Mis)Reading of Black Male Youth: a case for racial literacy in urban preservice teacher education . Teaching Education, 26(1), 55-76. In the majority of public schools across the nation, Black male youth are undergoing what can be deemed as “educational… Continue Reading Popular Visual Images and the (Mis)Reading of Black Male Youth: a case for racial literacy in urban preservice teacher education
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“The Brown Face of Hope”: Reading Engagement and African American Boys
Meier, T. (2015). “The Brown Face of Hope”: Reading Engagement and African American Boys. The Reading Teacher, 68(5), 335-335. African American children’s literature has a potentially powerful role to play in increasing reading engagement for African American boys. Unfortunately, this body of literature is not always used effectively in schools.… Continue Reading “The Brown Face of Hope”: Reading Engagement and African American Boys
Books Like Clothes: Engaging Young Black Men With Reading
Kirkland, D. E. (2011). Books Like Clothes: Engaging Young Black Men With Reading.Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy,55(3), 199-208. Using 18 weeks of classroom data from a much larger ethnographic study, Kirkland examines the reading ideologies influencing the literacy engagement of a young Black male, Derrick. (To protect participants identities,… Continue Reading Books Like Clothes: Engaging Young Black Men With Reading