The Influence of Dramatic Arts on Literacies for Black Girls in Middle School

Portia M. York, PhD, is C.E.O. and creative educator of York Creative Education Group.

Introduction: Where Do Black Girls Fit in Society Disclosing My Positionality: Who Am I and Why Am I Writing This Book? Setting the Stage Description of the Study Guiding Theoretical Framework and Epistemology: Culturally Relevant Arts Education and Black Feminist Thought Epistemology Emerging Themes Who Am I?: How We Hear Their Voices Narrations of Understanding Shifting Our Focus to Cultural Arts Curriculum and Teaching in Urban Education

Sensational - Dr. York offers the essence of Black Girl Magic in this book. This book is the perfect combination quality research, extant literature, and lived experiences that seek to affirm and sustain Black girls and women. This book not only improved my capability as a research and author to investigate the positive approaches to uplift Black girls in K-12 schools, but it has improved how I, as a father and husband, protect and empower the Black girls and woman that I live with in my household. For those new to Black feminist thought, this book provides an entry way into this conceptual framework that has existed for decades and it illuminates why the framework matters when discussing Black girls and women in education. -- John A. Williams III III, Texas A&M University