1 hr 14 min
Everything that You Love about the World, is because of Black Girls! Black Gaze
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Dr. Porcher and Dr. Bertrand co-host with Dr. Cierra Kaler-Jones, Dr. Aja D. Reynolds, and Dr. Autumn A. Griffin, to discuss the beauty, complexity, and brilliance of Black Girls.
Dr. Cierra Kaler-Jones, Ph.D. (she/her) is a social justice educator, researcher, dancer, and choreographer based in Washington, D.C. Dr. Kaler-Jones’s research broadly focuses on how to create and sustain educational spaces rooted in joy and love, while refuting control and management tactics in schools that deny young people opportunities for creativity and critical consciousness-building. Her heart’s work includes running a program that uses art and political education to fuel social change through the co-creation of healing-centered spaces for and with Black girls and TGNC (transgender, non-conforming) young people. She currently serves as the Director of Storytelling for Communities for Just Schools Fund. She is also the Founder and Director of Unlock Your Story, an organization that supports women and organizations in leveraging storytelling and movement for liberation, community-building, and social change.
Dr. Aja D. Reynolds, is a healer, activist, artist and educator. She is the legacy of Linda and the late Ralph Reynolds, a testament of her family's survival and resistance in the US. In the many roles she is positioned in, she is led by a Black feminist spirit of care, collectivism and courage to confront systems of oppression. Her gifts possess the power to bring people together, and bring light into dark places through laughter. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor at Wayne State University. Her classroom is an invitation to grapple with critical theories, deep reflection within ourselves and brave dialogue. Aja's research interests are inspired by her on-going relationships with Black girls to engage theories and practices in geography, youth development, and social movements. Her collaborative engagement with Black girls focuses on creative 'fugitive' or freedom spaces through the use of art, activism and healing through her dissertation titled "Ain't Nobody Checking for Us: Race, Fugitivity and the Urban Geographies of Black Girlhood" is her most current work that documents this labor of love.
Dr. Autumn A. Griffin is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Reading, Writing, and Literacy department at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education. Her research interests center the multiple and digital literacies of Black students, with a particular focus on Black girls. In particular, Autumn employs Black Feminist and critical race theories to explore the literacies of Black girls both in and out of classrooms and hopes to use her research to influence policy related to literacy, race, and gender. Autumn hopes to amplify the voices of Black girls through her scholarship. Autumn is also a 200hr RYT and loves combining yoga with Black Feminist practices of healing to create sacred spaces for Black women and girls.
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Dr. Porcher and Dr. Bertrand co-host with Dr. Cierra Kaler-Jones, Dr. Aja D. Reynolds, and Dr. Autumn A. Griffin, to discuss the beauty, complexity, and brilliance of Black Girls.
Dr. Cierra Kaler-Jones, Ph.D. (she/her) is a social justice educator, researcher, dancer, and choreographer based in Washington, D.C. Dr. Kaler-Jones’s research broadly focuses on how to create and sustain educational spaces rooted in joy and love, while refuting control and management tactics in schools that deny young people opportunities for creativity and critical consciousness-building. Her heart’s work includes running a program that uses art and political education to fuel social change through the co-creation of healing-centered spaces for and with Black girls and TGNC (transgender, non-conforming) young people. She currently serves as the Director of Storytelling for Communities for Just Schools Fund. She is also the Founder and Director of Unlock Your Story, an organization that supports women and organizations in leveraging storytelling and movement for liberation, community-building, and social change.
Dr. Aja D. Reynolds, is a healer, activist, artist and educator. She is the legacy of Linda and the late Ralph Reynolds, a testament of her family's survival and resistance in the US. In the many roles she is positioned in, she is led by a Black feminist spirit of care, collectivism and courage to confront systems of oppression. Her gifts possess the power to bring people together, and bring light into dark places through laughter. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor at Wayne State University. Her classroom is an invitation to grapple with critical theories, deep reflection within ourselves and brave dialogue. Aja's research interests are inspired by her on-going relationships with Black girls to engage theories and practices in geography, youth development, and social movements. Her collaborative engagement with Black girls focuses on creative 'fugitive' or freedom spaces through the use of art, activism and healing through her dissertation titled "Ain't Nobody Checking for Us: Race, Fugitivity and the Urban Geographies of Black Girlhood" is her most current work that documents this labor of love.
Dr. Autumn A. Griffin is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Reading, Writing, and Literacy department at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education. Her research interests center the multiple and digital literacies of Black students, with a particular focus on Black girls. In particular, Autumn employs Black Feminist and critical race theories to explore the literacies of Black girls both in and out of classrooms and hopes to use her research to influence policy related to literacy, race, and gender. Autumn hopes to amplify the voices of Black girls through her scholarship. Autumn is also a 200hr RYT and loves combining yoga with Black Feminist practices of healing to create sacred spaces for Black women and girls.
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/black-gaze/support
1 hr 14 min