black feminist theory
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Aja Reynolds & Stephanie D. Hicks Intended Audience: Middle and High School Objectives: To create and deepen awareness of black girls’ interactions with law enforcement in schools and the school to prison pipeline; to critically examine and respond to policies and laws that shape students in-school experiences; to participate in large and small group…
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Nishaun T. Battle, Ph.D. Intended Audience: High School Students Overview: Black Feminist Criminology, a theoretical framework developed by Dr. Hillary A. Potter, a leading scholar in Criminology is used to contextualize this lesson plan. This theory in particular examines the intersection of Black Feminism, punishment, victimization, and crime. In particular, this lesson plan intends…
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Last month in our discussion about the Baltimore Uprising, this column had two parts: we began our discussion on the Maryland Humanities Council website and we ended it here on my blog. We received so much positive feedback that we decided to use that format again. This month, I interviewed Dr. Janell Hobson and Dr.…
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In 2012, during the aftermath of the murder of Trayvon Martin, the #BlackLivesMatter movement was created and a new wave of organizers replete with strategies of resistance, power, and activism slowly began to push the civil rights movement in a different direction. It has now been three years and the movement has gained traction as…
Karsonya (Kaye) Wise Whitehead #blackmommyactivist 