African Americans and Communit

Stephanie Y. Evans

ISBN 10: 143842874X / ISBN 13: 9781438428741

Published by State University of New York Press, 2009

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Synopsis:

Looks at town-grown relationships with a focus on African Americans.

This book discusses race and its roles in university-community partnerships. The contributors take a collaborative, interdisciplinary, and multiregional approach that allows students, agency staff, community constituents, faculty, and campus administrators an opportunity to reflect on and redefine what impact African American identity—in the academy and in the community—has on various forms of community engagement. From historic concepts of “race uplift” to contemporary debates about racialized perceptions of need, they argue that African American identity plays a significant role. In representing best practices, recommendations, personal insight, and informed warnings about building sustainable and mutually beneficial relationships, the contributors provide a cogent platform from which to encourage the difficult and much-needed inclusion of race in dialogues of national service and community engagement.

“[African Americans and Community Engagement in Higher Education’s] balance of theory and practice, as well as historical and contemporary contexts, can provide tools for achieving cultural competency in community service in any discipline, through informing the transition from ‘doing’ to ‘being’ community service.” — Teaching Theology and Religion

“This book validates the African proverb ‘it takes a village to raise a child.’ The topics are right on the mark and highlight the benefits of service-learning as an instrument of individual and community involvement and empowerment.” — Festus E. Obiakor, coeditor of Culturally Responsive Literacy Instruction

About the Author: Stephanie Y. Evans is Professor of Black Women's Studies in the Institute for Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Affiliate Faculty in the Department of African American Studies at Georgia State University. Her numerous books include Black Feminist Writing: A Practical Guide to Publishing Academic Books; Black Women's Yoga History: Memoirs of Inner Peace; and Black Women and Social Justice Education: Legacies and Lessons (coedited with Andrea D. Domingue and Tania D. Mitchell), all published by SUNY Press.

Bibliographic Details

Title: African Americans and Communit
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good