All African Heritage Inc’s Initiatives are rooted in research and best practices. Below are selected scholarly work that guides ABLE.

References

Alim, H. S., & Paris, D. (2017). What is culturally sustaining pedagogy and why does it matter. Culturally sustaining pedagogies: Teaching and learning for justice in a changing world, 1, 24.

Darling-Hammond, L. (1998). Unequal opportunity: Race and education. The Brookings Review, 16(2), 28–32.

Delano-Oriaran, O., Penick, M. W., Shemariah, J. A., Michael, A., Swindell, O., & Moore, E., Jr. (2021). Teaching beautiful brilliant Black girls. Corwin.

Hale, J. E. (2016). Learning styles of African American children: Instructional implications. Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 5(2), 109–118.

Hines, D. E., & Wilmot, J. M. (2018). From spirit-murdering to spirit-healing: Addressing anti-black aggressions and the inhumane discipline of Black children. Multicultural Perspectives, 20(2), 62–69.

Irvine, J.J. (2010). Foreword. In Milner’s, H.R. (Ed.). Culture, curriculum, and identity in education. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Ladson-Billings, G. (2009). The dreamkeepers: Successful teachers of African American children. John Wiley & Sons.

Ladson-Billings, G. (2006). From the achievement gap to the education debt: Understanding achievement in US schools. Educational researcher, 35(7), 3-12.

Love, B. L. (2019). We want to do more than survive: Abolitionist teaching and the pursuit of educational freedom. Beacon Press.

Moore, J. L. III & Ford, D. (November 21, 2021). Culture must be up front and center – not an afterthought — in counseling Black and other minoritized clients. Retrieved from https://www.diverseeducation.com/opinion/article/15281714/culture-must-be-up-front-and-center-not-an-afterthought-in-counseling-black-and-other-minoritized-clients 

Robinson, C. D., & Loeb, S. (2021). High-impact tutoring: State of the research and priorities for future learning. National Student Support Accelerator, 21(284), 1–53.

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. https://apps2.dpi.wi.gov/reportcards/

Wright, B. L., Cross, B. E., Ford, D. Y., & Tyson, C. (2022). When I think of home: Black families supporting their children during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Education and Urban Society, 00131245211065415.