Ourselves in Our Work: Black Women Scholars of Black Girlhood, turns the focus from the girls to the women who study them to illuminate how they situate themselves in their work with Black girls. Contributors share experiences, perspectives, and embodied knowledge derived from their collaborations with Black girls.
Dr. Toni Denese Sturdivant, scholar-activist, earned a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching. She is the author of I Like Myself: Fostering Positive Racial Identity in Young Black Children (2023), Positive Racial Identity at Home (2021), and the co-editor of Equitable and Joyful Learning in Preschool (2023).
Altheria Caldera, Ph.D. is a teacher educator and scholar-activist who advances educational equity in the areas of linguistic justice, Black girls and school discipline, and anti-racist pedagogies.