This resource guide is a companion to the report, "Helping Underserved Students at Higher Performing iPASS Colleges: An Exploration of Support Practices." The report details how Black, Latinx, and low-income students are supported at five institutions that participated in the study. This guide describes and provides hyperlinks to useful…

At the forefront of current digital literacy studies in education, this handbook uniquely systematizes emerging interdisciplinary themes, new knowledge, and insightful theoretical contributions to the field. Written by well-known scholars from around the world, it closely attends to the digitalization of writing and literacies that is transforming…

This resource guide lists books, records, and films that provide a realistic and wholesome depiction of what it means to be a black girl or woman. Organized according to medium and appropriate age ranges, it includes a brief annotation for each item. Suggestions for use of the guide are provided, as are the following criteria for selecting…

In this paper, seven selected collections from the Manuscript Division of the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center of Howard University are examined in terms of the resources they provide on black women. Collections are listed and described in terms of size, period, types of material, photographs, and official documents. The purpose of the paper is…

This volume presents a collection of writings from a coalition of black educators. Through a survey of some of the literature, the first study attempted to identify the sources of the misconceptions in the description and the behavior of black Americans. The second paper examines several assumptions about black children and families inherent in…

Developed in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., this is a short collection of suggested activities to teach black awareness in the elementary and secondary grades through King's philosophy. An introductory biographical sketch of King and an article about his accomplishments are provided. Activities are divided into grade-level ranges for the…

This handbook is a resource tool designed to assist Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) staff and lay leaders of local communities in planning and developing programs for their constituents. Materials included consist of excerpted information from various sources. An attempt has been made to present a total family concept that provides a…

This guide was designed to assist black delegates attending the 1976 Democratic National Convention. The guide is divided into four main parts. The first part contains information on convention procedures, standing committees, and various aspects of black participation in politics. The second and third parts lists the names of alternates as well…

This guide was designed to assist black delegates attending the 1976 Republican National Convention. The guide is divided into four main parts. The first part contains information on convention procedures, convention committees, and various aspects of black participation in politics. The second and third parts include the names of delegates to the…

Research on black political behavior in the 1976 congressional and presidential elections is presented. The purpose of the report is to present facts and figures which describe the impact of the black vote in the election of Jimmy Carter and of numerous congressional and gubernatorial candidates. Twenty three states were involved in an examination…

This slide kit presents the diverse stylistic achievements of 15 African-American artists who worked between mid-19th century to present day. Essays included in the packet incorporate information from interviews with artists Hughie Lee-Smith, Elizabeth Catlett, Benny Andrews, Lois Mailou Jones, Allan Rohan Crite, Howardena Pindell, and Jack…

One in a series of four, this volume deals with the themes of identity, conflict, and integration nationalism with a focus on black Americans. Each volume in the series is considered to serve by itself as a text or guide for the student or teacher of a particular minority and is organized in the same manner allowing for comparisons or contrasts…

Although the Underground Railroad has been an integral part of U.S. history and folklore for well over 150 years, the recent past has seen an increased public interest in the identification of historic sites associated with the experiences of fugitive slaves. This booklet is part of a National Park Service initiative to design research methods…

The guide contains a secondary school unit plan in Afro-American literature geared toward enhancing the students' concept of career through self-awareness, educational awareness, and career awareness. At the same time, it is aimed at developing students' general language skills. Units outline goals, developmental objectives, performance…

Exploits of 20 black men, slave and free, who fought in battles of the American Revolution in New York state are recounted. At the beginning of the Revolutionary War, colonies did not allow slaves or free blacks to join the Continental Army. Only after the British Army offered freedom to slaves who joined the royal ranks did the Continental Army…