It's Black Brilliance for Me: Black History 365

Black Gaze

Dr. Porcher & Dr. Bertrand co-host with Dawnavyn James to discuss Black Brilliance and the importance of teaching Black History everyday all day! Dawnavyn James is an early childhood, elementary, and Black history educator, adjunct professor, and Black history researcher. She promotes the importance of Black history education in early childhood and elementary classrooms and is the author of Beyond February which will be published in Fall 2023. Dawnavyn is currently pursuing her Ph.D. at the University at Buffalo and is a fellow at the Center for K-12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education.

She is releasing her debut book, "Beyond February: Teaching Black History Any Day, Every Day, and All Year Long, K–3," which provides a #blackprint on how to center Blackness and teach Black History beyond February in K-3 schools. More specifically, the book "provides a practical guide for elementary educators who seek to teach history in truthful and meaningful ways that help young students understand the past, the present, and the world around them." You can pre-order and the cop the book here.