The Living Room: Fostering Ubuntu and Pro‐Black Literacies in Middle School.
This article explores a book club established for Black middle‐grade students in a predominantly Hispanic school district, where Black students continue to face marginalization and unequal academic opportunities. Drawing inspiration from Black literary societies and the African philosophy of Ubuntu,...
| Publicado en: | Reading Teacher Vol. 79; no. 2; pp. 1 - 11 |
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