Centering Black Girls and Families' Digital Engagement, Reading (Literacies), Writing, and Interpretation of Multimodal Texts.

In exploring critical practices that center Black girls, families, youth, and communities, along with emancipatory literacies and perspectives, we argue for an intentional focus on understanding the pivotal role of the digital in these spaces. Specifically, in this article, we examine how Black yout...

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Published in:Reading Teacher Vol. 78; no. 6; pp. 464 - 474
Main Authors: Lewis Ellison, Tisha, Solomon, Marva J., Greene, Delicia Tiera
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell May/Jun2025
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          University of Georgia, Language and Literacy Education Department, Marietta Georgia,, USA
          Department of Teacher Education, Angelo State University, San Angelo Texas,, USA
          Department of Literacy Teaching, and Learning, School of Education, University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY), Albany New York,, USA
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        Black families
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      ab: In exploring critical practices that center Black girls, families, youth, and communities, along with emancipatory literacies and perspectives, we argue for an intentional focus on understanding the pivotal role of the digital in these spaces. Specifically, in this article, we examine how Black youth (specifically Black girls) engage in, read, write, and interpret various forms of multimodal texts, and how these engagements impact their participation in their homes, schools, and communities. As Black women educators and digital literacy researchers, we emphasize Black girls' brilliance, empowerment, liberation, and joy in creative digital spaces—often overlooked or misunderstood by teachers. These case studies, grounded in multimodal literacies, are crucial when considering how educators can incorporate these insights into their teaching practices in meaningful and emancipatory ways.
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