Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Education Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Arts and Humanities

PDF

Journal of Multicultural Affairs

Journal

2023

Education

Articles 1 - 2 of 2

Full-Text Articles in Education

The Lesson For The Teacher, Ugochi Emenaha Oct 2023

The Lesson For The Teacher, Ugochi Emenaha

Journal of Multicultural Affairs

Culturally relevant educators know their story. Culturally relevant educators share their story. This is the story of an African American female teacher who journeys through single parenting as she continues to teach.


How To Be An Anti-Racist Educator: A Book Review Through An Educational Perspective, Maria Cristina F. Soares, Melanie Morales May 2023

How To Be An Anti-Racist Educator: A Book Review Through An Educational Perspective, Maria Cristina F. Soares, Melanie Morales

Journal of Multicultural Affairs

The authors reviewed the book How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi (2019) while reflecting on how Kendi’s brilliant dismantlement of racism and discrimination would help educators become conscious of how racism operates in our society, their schools, and their communities. Kendi’s book could motivate teachers to self-reflect on intrinsic feelings and misconceptions about race and culture built over time, allowing them to adopt new attitudes towards their students and school community. The authors considered the need to reevaluate systemic racism in schools as research has, for instance, found evidence of discriminatory practices towards African American boys (Gregory …