BlackGirlsLiteracies

The Black Girls’ Literacies Collective (BGLC) are five scholars in the US who seek to sustain the conversation on Black girls in scholarly literature.

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@lisareyawright @BookClubforKids @kwamealexander Thanks for sharing Lisa. I will definitely check it out.

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Black Girls' Literacies Resources https://t.co/YLDwUBAD6I #NCTEchat

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THANK YOU!! Goodnight. #nctechat

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A5. Take the needs we see here tonight back to your teacher education programs. There is so much work to be done. #nctechat

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We're so glad so many of you center, honor, or are interested in Black girls' literacies! https://t.co/BpFE5v3Im4

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Thank you @detramichelle, @MarcelleHaddix, @RuizSealey and @bglcollective (Gholdy Muhammad & Sherell McArthur) for a wonderful #NCTEchat

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#nctechat A5. BG's identities matter. Literacy practices that are not inclusive of their multiple and complex identities are unproductive.

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#nctechat A5. If we get it right with Black girls, given their distinct oppressive histories, then we get it right for educating all.

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A spin off chat. The BGLC would love to host again! https://t.co/VI1ECczTeZ

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#nctechat A3. Mentor texts should absolutely be video, audio, art-based, and any other modalities with which Black girls engage.

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@dahlia_constant @SchomburgCenter YES! Primary source documents!

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#nctechat A4. We must make Black women’s literary writings our professional resources

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A3. Deconstructing the media/pop culture they engage with as mentor texts to discuss broader issues, like identity #nctechat

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#nctechat A4. Royster's Traces of a stream: Literacy and social change among African American women. One of my favs!

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#nctechat A3. And a text we can't ignore is this world. We must cultivate spaces for Black girls to read and write their environs.

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@TheYSS_Writes @ncte YASSS to all of these!

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#nctechat A3. Valerie Lee's, The Prentice Hall Anthology of African American Women’s Literature.

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#nctechatI also show girls the award acceptance speeches of Black women. They become public addresses to help girls develop thought pieces

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#nctechat A3. And don't forget the mentor texts the girls write themselves :)

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#nctechat A3. In Black Girls Write! I put college level (Black studies) text in front of girls as mentor text and they are fully engaged.

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#nctechat A3. Text should be layered. Print. Non print. Image. Sound. Performance. Visual. Semiotic. Often times we only teach print text.