Title: Harlem on our minds : place, race, and the literacies of urban youth /
Authors: Kinloch, Valerie, 1974-
Publisher: Teacher College Press,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Literacy Social aspects New York (State) New York Case studies.; Urban youth Education New York (State) New York Case studies.; Urban youth New York (State) New York Social conditions Case studies.; Gentrification New York (State) New York Case studies.; Black people Race identity New York (State) New York Case studies.; Harlem (New York, N.Y.) Social conditions
Abstract: "In her new book, Valerie Kinloch investigates how the lives and literacies of youth in New York City's historic Harlem are affected by public attempts to gentrify the community. Kinloch draws connections between race, place, and students' literate identity through collaborative interviews between youth, teachers, longtime black residents, and their new white neighbors. Harlem on Our Minds is a participatory action narrative that makes emerging theories of social ecology real for the high-school English classroom. Vividly drawn lessons show how teachers can engage urban youth in school-based literacy, by linking canonical text, particularly of the Harlem renaissance, to current events."--Jacket.