EP 23: Theorizing Black Intellectual Thought in K12 Textbooks and Curriculum with Dr. Keffrelyn Brown

In this podcast, we have an important conversation with Dr. Keffrelyn Brown, a Distinguished Professor at University of Texas at Austin, who shares her research on how race-based knowledge plays a role in how K12 teachers develop and implement curriculum. We also discuss black intellectual thought, racial representations, the “at risk” label, critical conversations around curriculum and curriculum studies, and critical (race) theory in education. Highlights include: The importance of how black thought has impacted education and experiences of African Americans in schools. How black masculinity is portrayed in visual arts and the stereotypes that portray the black masculinity. Why and how school textbooks are used in the political economy. How racism is portrayed in school textbooks. The importance of educators learning the difference of racism and different race groups. The importance of how the label “At Risk” is used within the education system and why it is used to identify students. Keffrelyn D. Brown (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison) is a Distinguished Professor of Cultural Studies in Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Texas-Austin. She holds a faculty appointment in the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies, the John L. Warfield Center for African and African American Studies and the Center for Women and Gender Studies. Her research and teaching focuses on the sociocultural knowledge of race in teaching and curriculum, critical multicultural teacher education and the educational discourses and intellectual thought related to African Americans and their educational experiences in the U.S.  Keffrelyn has published over 40 books, journal articles, book chapters and other educational texts. ************************************ The Equity Experience Podcast is brought to you by Dr. Karla Manning, Founder & President of The Equity Leadership Group, LLC.   We help K-12 school leaders and educators create culturally responsive classrooms and schools with our diversity, equity, and inclusion consulting services. I invite you to schedule a discovery call if your organization is interested in our curriculum development, leadership training, or equity planning services: https://calendly.com/karlamanning/discoverycall20mins