Talkin' Back: Raising and Educating Resilient Black Girls

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The lives of Black girls have far too frequently been used to support assertions regarding their alleged deviance and pathology. These claims have public policy implications, as they have served to ignite firestorms of debate and criticism that have ultimately resulted in harsh welfare reform and other such blame-the-victim policy initiatives. This book clarifies that today's Black girls are not receiving equitable learning opportunities in school. Many Black girls are achieving academic success and pursuing higher education despite significant impediments in their schooling. Talkin' Back offers readers specific strategies that are designed to enhance the efforts of parents and communities, as they work in partnership with schools, raising Black girls who are prepared to wisely confront societal and educational challenges.

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"Dierdre Glenn Paul has provided us with a valuable tool....She demonstrates the great importance of nurturing and fostering opportunities for Black pre- and early adolescent girls. She shows how strong alliances between parents, educators and positive community role models lead to personal and academic success; even when they live under difficult circumstances. Through powerful historical accounts, research and analysis, she gives us a way to understand the challenges, and practical strategies for overcoming them."-James P. Comer, M.D. Maurice Falk Professor of Child Psychiatry Associate Dean Yale School of Medicine
.,."Illuminates many of the major obstacles confronting young Black women in America today. Most important, it also offers workable strategies for parents, schools, and communities for nurturing and empowering young Black women to become strong, resilient, and successful women."-Freeman A. Hrabowski, III President University of Maryland, Baltimore County
"Illuminates many of the major obstacles confronting young black women in America today. Most important, it also offers workable strategies for parents, schools, and communities for nurturing and empowering young black women to become strong, resilient, and successful women."-Freeman A. Hrabowski, III President, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
[H]ighly recommended for parents, educators, and anyone interested in seeing a change in American society.-Multicultural Review
[O]ffers strategies to give black girls equitable learning opportunities in school ....[e]mphasizes the importance not only of involving parents and caregivers, but also the community and the school system.-Black Issues Book Review
"Highly recommended for parents, educators, and anyone interested in seeing a change in American society."-Multicultural Review
"Offers strategies to give black girls equitable learning opportunities in school ....emphasizes the importance not only of involving parents and caregivers, but also the community and the school system."-Black Issues Book Review
"[H]ighly recommended for parents, educators, and anyone interested in seeing a change in American society."-Multicultural Review
"[O]ffers strategies to give black girls equitable learning opportunities in school ....[e]mphasizes the importance not only of involving parents and caregivers, but also the community and the school system."-Black Issues Book Review

Author Bio

DIERDRE GLENN PAUL is Professor of Literacy Education, Montclair State University, NJ