We who believe in freedom: <i>Freedom Schools</i> as a critical context for the positive, sociopolitical development of Black youth

Davis, Natalie; Marchand, Aixa D.; Moore, Stephanie S.; Greene, Dana; Colby, Amanda

doi:10.1080/13613324.2021.1969901

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“…A quintessential element of SPD programs includes the use of a culturally enriching curriculum that provides youth with historical and cultural knowledge about oppression and Black resistance movements, a culturally relevant pedagogical approach (Ladson-Billings, 1995; Murray & Milner, 2015). As demonstrated by Davis et al’s (2021) work with Freedom Schools, community-based culturally relevant programs provide affirming youth-centered spaces for Black youth to combat anti-Black racism without the bureaucracy and White supremacy culture of schools.…”

Section: Spd In Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Much of the applied scholarship on SPD has aimed to elucidate strategies to promote SPD as a tool for liberation. Scholars, educators, and mental health practitioners have drawn upon SPD to inform programs that cultivate racial awareness, critical consciousness, critical media literacy, and sociopolitical engagement of Black youth (Anyiwo et al, 2021; Davis et al, 2021; Farinde-Wu et al, 2021; Smith & Hope, 2020; Thomas et al, 2008). The focus on social context, particularly out-of-school time spaces (e.g., youth development programs), was vital to the SPD framework since there was recognition that SPD skills were not always facilitated in school settings (R. J. Jagers, personal communication, January 12, 2022).…”

Section: Spd In Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Other work has highlighted the significance of art and media in SPD (Anyiwo et al, 2021; Anyiwo, Watkins, & Rowley, 2022; Davis et al, 2021). Popular culture plays a significant role in how Black youth understand themselves and their communities (Watts & Abdul-Adil, 1998).…”

Section: Spd In Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

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Sociopolitical development: A history and overview of a black liberatory approach to youth development.

Hope¹,

Anyiwo²,

Palmer³

et al. 2023

American Psychologist

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Sociopolitical development (SPD) is the process by which people come to understand structural oppression and develop the capacity to reform and transform society, combat oppression, and achieve liberation. In this article, we honor and recognize the community-based framework building of Dr. Roderick Watts and his colleagues, scholars of African descent who pioneered SPD. First, we describe the history and evolution of SPD as both stage and process models of development rooted in Black liberation psychology. We then highlight several contributions of SPD to psychology research and practice including the relevance of sociocultural factors; the integration of intersectionality, well-being, and healing; and the role of context. Throughout, we share parts of conversations with several pioneering SPD scholars regarding the importance of this framework to both Black psychology and psychology broadly. We conclude with recommendations for how psychologists can integrate SPD into their research and practice, as one way to challenge anti-Black racism and reimagine youth resistance against racism and oppression. Public Significance StatementSociopolitical development (SPD) is a psychological framework rooted in the quest for Black liberation. In this article, we discuss the evolution of the framework's development and share pieces of our conversations with pioneers of SPD. We then offer recommendations for psychologists to advance the study and practice of SPD.

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Section: Spd In Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Spd In Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

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Sociopolitical development: A history and overview of a black liberatory approach to youth development.

Hope¹,

Anyiwo²,

Palmer³

et al. 2023

American Psychologist

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“…CDF Freedom Schools are designed to promote culturally responsive pedagogy through embedded curricular content and instructional practices. The model serves a counternarrative to traditional schooling spaces whereby Black youth are protected (Bass-Adams and Coleman-King, 2021) and have opportunities to develop sociopolitical perspectives (Davis et al, 2021). The Freedom Schools curriculum is built with the understanding that children's and young adult literature is a powerful tool for liberation and guiding youth toward positive, affirming and empowering conceptions of themselves and their racial, ethnic and cultural identities (Jackson and Boutte, 2009).…”

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Who will remember?: Racial identity and civil rights literature for Black children at Freedom School

Piper

Jackson

2022

Journal of Early Childhood Literacy

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Within Freedom Schools, the intellectual identities of academic achievement and success for Black children are fostered with positive cultural identity and social action as the foundation. This is partially accomplished with access to positive cultural messages in children’s and young adult literature. The study in this article contributes to existing literature on the Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools and focuses on the ways in which Black children’s positive racial identity development is supported through the use of culturally sustaining content and pedagogical practices at Freedom Schools. Specifically, this research explored racial identity development through examining the educational experiences of Black children’s interactions with Movement Oriented Civil Rights-Themed Multicultural Children’s Literature.

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The liberatory stances of Black women mathematics teachers

McVicar

2024

Educ Stud Math

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We who believe in freedom: Freedom Schools as a critical context for the positive, sociopolitical development of Black youth

Cited by 8 publications

References 68 publications

Sociopolitical development: A history and overview of a black liberatory approach to youth development.

Sociopolitical development: A history and overview of a black liberatory approach to youth development.

Who will remember?: Racial identity and civil rights literature for Black children at Freedom School

The liberatory stances of Black women mathematics teachers

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