EP 24: Exploring the Culturally Responsive Literacy Practices of Black Girls & Black Women w/Dr. Gholdy Muhammad

In this podcast, we have the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Gholnescar (also affectionately known as "Dr. Gholdy") Muhammad, an Associate Professor of Language and Literacy at Georgia State University in Atlanta. We discuss black girl writing and their literacy, Black girls W.R.I.T.E program, how black women engage in literacy, and conversations that researchers are having with black girls in schools. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: The importance of black girls and their writing and how it is connected to their development. Dr. Gholdy’s Black girls W.R.I.T.E program-Writing to represent our identities, our times and our excellence. The impact the writing has had on the girls that have been through Dr. Gholdy's program. Examples of literacy practices for black girls. Major conversations that researchers are having with black girls in schools. Frameworks that are used to structure the curriculum and instruction that are not responsive historically or culturally. Dr. Gholdy is currently an Associate Professor of Language and Literacy at Georgia State University. Additionally, she serves as the director of the Urban Literacy Collaborative and Clinic. She strives to shape the national conversation for educating youth who have been underserved. She works with teachers and young people across the United States and South Africa in best practices in culturally responsive instruction. She also served as a school board president and continues to work collaboratively with local schools across communities in the Atlanta area. Dr. Gholdy is the 2014 recipient of the National Council of Teachers of English, Promising New Researcher Award, the 2015 NCTE Alan C. Purves Award, the 2016 NCTE CEE Janet Emig awardee and the 2017 Georgia State University Urban Education Research Awardee. She was awarded the 2018 University of Illinois- Chicago, Researcher of the Year and was granted $750,000 by the U.S. Department of Education to study culturally and historically responsive literacy in STEM classrooms. Her book entitled, “Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy” was released in 2020. ************************************ 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 school districts with our diversity, equity, and inclusion consulting services. I invite you to schedule a discovery call if your district or organization is interested in our culturally responsive curriculum development services, leadership training programs, or our equity planning services: https://calendly.com/karlamanning/discoverycall20mins