The conscious cultural worker : counter-narratives of Black women artivists as radical educators /

"This book explores the teaching experiences of Black women artivist educators as conscious cultural workers. It presents counter-narratives of Black women artists using rap, spoken word, and visual art to create "Communities of Reciprocity" (CoR), highlighting co-creation of liberato...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ali, Khalilah, 1976- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2024]
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Table of Contents:
  • We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society
  • "We reject pedastals, queenhood, and walking ten paces behind": identity politics, interlocking oppressions and the historical and political trajectory of Black radical women culture workers
  • We stay woke: artivism, community consciousness, and knowledge building--an epistemic insurgency
  • Honoring "The community that names me": crafting a conscious womanist performance pedagogy
  • Counter-stories of Black women conscious cultural workers as teachers
  • Pam Greer: Why Black was missing from the rainbow?
  • Tarita Day: "I am just a little hoodrat girl from Baltimore; Why would anybody want to hear what I have to say?"
  • Macy Woods: I do art in the hopes of sparking some sort of conversation
  • Shara Hope Lee: "I am happy to exist in these spaces"
  • Pookie Jenkins: "Bitch, I'm a king, for real"
  • The Outro: Koda Cole-Li, hip-hopper and poet
  • Conclusion