On the Critical Importance of Ethnic Studies
This post is written by 51ΑΤΖζ member, Christina V. Cedillo, PhD, and Dr. Cedillo’s student, Kimberly S. Covert, University of …
Black Girls Read: An African American Read-In Celebrating the African American Female Literary Legacies of the Past, Present, and Future
This post was submitted by 51ΑΤΖζ student member, Thais Council.Β Nurturing the literate identities of Black girls is a …
Embracing Diverse Perspectives in Young Adult Literature
This post is written by 51ΑΤΖζ member, Sybil Durand.Β As a former 10th-grade English teacher and current assistant professor in …
Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline in and out of the English Classroom
This post was written by 51ΑΤΖζ member, Nicole Mirra.Β I remember casting my vote last November to approve the 51ΑΤΖζ …
Culturally Responsive Books
This post is written by 51ΑΤΖζ student member, Tytianna N. M. Wells Smith.Β Books must mirror the lives of readers. …
A Video Argument for Ethnic Studies
This post was created by 51ΑΤΖζ member, Alexandra Hidalgo. A transcript of the video follows. Alexandra Hildago created this video …
We Need Diverse Books . . . and Diverse Feedback
This blog is written by 51ΑΤΖζ member, Oona Marie Abrams.Β I was first made aware of my white privilege at …
The Latin@ Caucus Taking Action
This post is written by 51ΑΤΖζ member, Iris Ruiz.Β Last year at the 2015 CCCC conference in Tampa, Florida, I …
Reading Books, Particularly Diverse Books, Is Important to Health
51ΑΤΖζ staff attended the symposium βLiteracy and Health: New Perspectivesβ sponsored by the Library of Congress Literacy Awards program and …
A Community Literacy Narrative for 51ΑΤΖζ Poetry Month
This post is written by 51ΑΤΖζ member, Steven Alvarez.Β Eleven-year-old Felipe created a poem portfolio fashioned as pages stapled into …