During Black History Month, February 2021, 30 Fellows researched Black Women teachers' histories in American education to

1) articulate contributions to Black intellectual thought in the field of Education

and

2) develop a Standpoint on what it means to be a Black woman educator

Black Intellectual thought “is [...] the inseparable link between experience and thought [..] where experiences are formed within a context, yet carefully able to transcend space and time and serve as a mode of thought to long-standing issues of power and difference” (Grant, Brown, & Brown, 2016). We also used Standpoint Theory as a framework to look into the experiences and thoughts of Black women educators’ across space and time because Collins (1997) points out “groups who share common placement in hierarchical power relations also share common experiences in such power relations.” To uncover what those commonalities are, Fellows researched Black Women educators’ experiences with culturally responsive teaching and learning practices (Ladson-Billings, 2014). They collaborated to study eight historical figures all who taught prior to the desegregation of public schools in the United States. Eleven Fellows wrote life history narratives on Black women Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) teachers. These narratives were either written about themselves, teachers in their families, or communities. They also created multimedia presentations on these life histories. The work of the fellowship was presented at the 27th Annual Multicultural Education Conference and the Black Women Teachers Symposium.

Syllabus Centering Blk Women

Program Staff

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Kayla

Pictured Top Left to Right: Dr. Aaminah Norris, Fellowship Principal Investigator; Dr. Dale Allender, Faculty Facilitator; Dr. Malika Hollinside, Faculty Facilitator; Ehgosa Obaizamomwan Hamilton, Curriculum Specialist; Christian Medina, Administrative Assistant.

Bottom Left to Right: Kayla Freeman, Recruitment Coordinator; Maha Elsinbawi, Research and Fellowship Coordinator; Maureen Paley, Graduate Research Assistant; Abby Cohen, Research Assistant

This work was supported by the National Science Foundation Award 1924310