Historical voices for contemporary times: Learning from Black women educational theorists to redesign teaching and teacher education. Issue 4 (1st October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Muhammad, Gholnecsar E.; Dunmeyer, Adrian; Starks, Francheska D.; Sealey-Ruiz, Yolanda
• Is Part Of: Theory into practice. Volume 59:Issue 4(2020)
• Page Start: 419
• Page End: 428
• Publication Date: 2020-10-01
• Subjects: Education -- Research -- Periodicals; Educational innovations -- Periodicals; 370.105
• DOI: 10.1080/00405841.2020.1773185
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0040-5841

Abstract

ABSTRACT: At a time when schools are destroying the minds and spirits of Black and Brown students, as educators, we must work differently to make sure our children's souls are not claimed by those who refuse to acknowledge their brilliance. The purpose of this essay is to explore the educational activism and scholarship of three Black women educators in an effort to help readers understand how and why they should inform our teacher education and teaching practices today. The authors highlight the lives of Anna Julia Cooper, Mary McCloud Bethune, and Nannie Helen Burroughs, influential women whose work and theories have shaped the field of teacher education. Through a brief historical analysis of their scholarship and practice, the authors examine how these women ignited educational progress for Black children. This piece is written to honor their lives, center their theories on education, and bring them out of obscurity.