From the co-author of “Affirming Black Students’ Lives and Literacies: Bearing Witness,” join us to celebrate the launch of the book, “Black Immigrant Literacies: Intersections of Race, Language, and Culture in the Classroom”!
Event Details
• December 7, 2023
• TECO Hall, USF College of Education, Tampa Campus
• 5:00 p.m. Reception in the College of Education Rotunda; heavy appetizers will be served
• 5:45 p.m. Author Discussion in TECO Hall
• 7:00 p.m. Book Signing
• Free to attend; please RSVP at www.tinyurl.com/rsvpbil
Book Features
Learn how to center, affirm, and develop Black immigrant literacies in ways that allow all youth to engage with and honor their literacies. This book presents a framework to revolutionize teaching in ways that draw on students’ assets for redesigning, rethinking, and reimagining literacy and the English Language Arts curriculum. Presenting authentic narratives of Afro-Caribbean youth with special focus on students from Jamaica and the Bahamas, the author describes how teachers and educators can:
- Teach the Black literate immigrant.
- Use literacy and English language arts curriculum as a vehicle for instructing Black immigrant youth.
- Foster relations among Black immigrants and their peers through literacy.
- Connect parents, schools, and communities.
The text includes lesson plans, instructional models, and templates that range in their focus from K-12 to college.
Book Excerpt
Excerpt from the book of one Bahamian immigrant student, Ervin’s authentic narrative: “When I said, “Bey,” she would tell me, “Stop speaking like that.” When I said, “Why?” she would say, “Speak correctly,” because she would correlate me talking like that to, like, me talking like I’m ghetto. . . .”
Guest Appearances
Hear from esteemed scholar and writer of the Foreword for my book, NYU Prof. Dr. Shondel Nero and from renowned professors and writers of the endorsements, UT Austin’s Dr. Allison Skerrett, Syracuse’s Dr. Kathleen Hinchman, and MSU’s Dr. Patricia Edwards.
Highlights
Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event. Attendees will also have a chance to win free copies. To pre-order, use CODE BIL2023 for 15% off + FREE shipping. Free bookmarks for all.
Come enjoy live Steelpan Music by Caribbean Artist Floyd Lewis! We hope you can join us!
RSVP Now: www.tinyurl.com/rsvpbil
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Patriann Smith, Ph.D. 
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