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Talkin' Back: Raising and Educating Resilient Black Girls »
Authors: Dierdre Paul
ISBN-13: 9780275961954, ISBN-10: 0275961958
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
Date Published: December 2003
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: Dierdre Paul
DIERDRE GLENN PAUL is Professor of Literacy Education, Montclair State University, NJ
Book Synopsis
Specific strategies are offered for parents and communities working to prepare Black girls for societal and educational challenges.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | ||
| 1 | Introduction | 1 |
| Pt. I | Dilemmas | 11 |
| 2 | The Status of Black Women in the Contemporary United States | 13 |
| 3 | All the Girls Are White, All the Boys Are Black, But Some of Us Are Brave | 25 |
| 4 | Coping with the Legacy of Slavery and Its Links to Childhood and Life for Contemporary Black Girls | 39 |
| Pt. II | Searching for Solutions and Proposals for Action | 47 |
| 5 | The Role of Parents and Caregivers in Empowering Black Girls | 49 |
| 6 | What Is the Role of the Community? | 63 |
| 7 | What Is the Role of Schools? | 73 |
| 8 | Epilogue | 87 |
| App. A: A Resource Guide | 91 | |
| App. B: Resources for Caregivers and Teachers | 105 | |
| App. C: Annotated Filmography | 109 | |
| Bibliography | 113 | |
| Index | 125 |
Subjects
African Americans
African American History African American History - Social Aspects
African Americans African American - General & Miscellaneous Education
Education & Teaching Educational Theory, Research & History African Americans - Education
Education & Teaching Social & Political Aspects of Education African Americans - Education
Education & Teaching Social & Political Aspects of Education Education - Philosophy & Social Aspects
Education & Teaching Social & Political Aspects of Education Students & Student Life
History African American History African American History
History African American History General & Miscellaneous
History American History United States History - 20th Century - 1945 to 2000
History American History United States History - African American History
Nonfiction Social Sciences General & Miscellaneous
Nonfiction All Nonfiction Education - Social & Political Aspects
Science & Nature Social Sciences General & Miscellaneous
Social Sciences General & Miscellaneous Discrimination & Prejudice
Social Sciences General & Miscellaneous Ethnic & Race Relations
Nonfiction History African American History
Nonfiction History American History
African American History African American History - Social AspectsAfrican Americans
African American - General & Miscellaneous EducationEducation & Teaching
Educational Theory, Research & History African Americans - EducationEducation & Teaching
Social & Political Aspects of Education African Americans - EducationEducation & Teaching
Social & Political Aspects of Education Education - Philosophy & Social AspectsEducation & Teaching
Social & Political Aspects of Education Students & Student LifeHistory
African American History African American HistoryHistory
African American History General & MiscellaneousHistory
American History United States History - 20th Century - 1945 to 2000History
American History United States History - African American HistoryNonfiction
Social Sciences General & MiscellaneousNonfiction
All Nonfiction Education - Social & Political AspectsScience & Nature
Social Sciences General & MiscellaneousSocial Sciences
General & Miscellaneous Discrimination & PrejudiceSocial Sciences
General & Miscellaneous Ethnic & Race RelationsNonfiction
History African American HistoryNonfiction
History American History