BLACK GIRLHOOD BOOK LIST:
The safekeeping of Black girls requires us to do complex and layered work to honor them to the fullest capacity.
Operationalizing the phrase “Protect Black Girls” can be achieved in many ways. Here’s a resource guide of books that capture the holistic essence of Black girlhood and are apart of the @justice4blackgirls “Black Girlhood Curriculum”. We thank the brilliant Black women who have authored these books!
1. PUSHOUT: THE CRIMINALIZATION OF BLACK GIRLS IN SCHOOLS BY MONIQUE W. MORRIS
2. SING A RHYTHM, DANCE A BLUES: EDUCATION FOR THE LIBERATION OF BLACK AND BROWN GIRLS BY MONIQUE W MORRIS
3. THE STATE OF BLACK GIRLS: A GO TO GUIDE FOR CREATING SAFE SPACES FOR BLACK GIRLS BY MARLINE FRANCOIS- MADDEN, LCSW
4. GIRL TIME: LITERACY, JUSTICE AND THE SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE BY MAISHA T. WINN
5. BLACK GIRLHOOD IN THE 19TH CENTURY BY NAZERA SADIQ WRIGHT
6. THE BLACK GIRLHOOD STUDIES COLLECTION BY ARIA S. HALLIDAY
7. HEAR OUR TRUTHS: THE CREATIVE POTENTIAL OF BLACK GIRLHOOD BY RUTH NICOLE BROWN
8. SOUTH SIDE GIRLS: GROWING UP IN THE GREAT MIGRATION BY MARCIA CHATELAIN
9. BETWEEN GOOD & GHETTO AFRICAN AMERICAN GIRLS AND INNER CITY VIOLENCE- NIKKI JONES
10. BLACK GIRLHOOD CELEBRATION: TOWARD A HIP HOP FEMINIST PEDAGOGY BY RUTH NICOLE BROWN
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