Contemporary Perspectives on Black Homeschooling with Dr. Khadijah Ali-Coleman

Dr. Cheryl Fields-Smith talks to Emerging Black Researchers in the Field of Black Homeschooling ----- This Coffee Talk panel was presented during the 2021 Black Family Homeschool Educators and Scholars Virtual Teach-In. To learn more about BFHES, visit http://www.blackfamilyhomeschool.org

You may be a full-time homeschooler or a working mom. The freedom to homeschool is great, but the responsibility can be overwhelming. LaNissir James, veteran homeschool mom of 7 and author of Mom's Manual, will help you create an organizational strategy to thrive in your homeschool journey and mom life. You will learn tips on developing your academic plan.  

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This Coffee Talk was presented during the 2021 Black Family Homeschool Educators and Scholars Virtual Teach-In. To learn more about BFHES, visit http://www.blackfamilyhomeschool.org

Dr. Cheryl Fields-Smith interviews Black homeschooling leader Paula J. Penn-Nabrit, author of the book Morning by Morning: How We Homeschooled Our African-American Sons to the Ivy League

To learn more about BFHES, visit http://www.blackfamilyhomeschool.org

Dr. Khadijah homeschooled her daughter off and on for 13 years, graduating her from their family homeschool in May 2021. Dr. Khadijah shares the ways that she designed her homeschooling practice with liberation in mind. Visit her website at http://www.khadijahali-coleman.com and http://www.studentmediaonline.com. Dr. Ali-Coleman is the co-founder of Black Family Homeschool Educators and Scholars. She is co-editor of the forthcoming book titled, Homeschooling Black Children in the US: Theory, Practice & Popular Culture (IAP, 2021). ----- This Coffee Talk was presented during the 2021 Black Family Homeschool Educators and Scholars Virtual Teach-In. To learn more about BFHES, visit http://www.blackfamilyhomeschool.org

For this episode of Contemporary Perspectives on Black Homeschooling, Dr. Khadijah Z. Ali-Coleman of Black Family Homeschool Educators and Scholars (BFHES) interviews Matthew Rankin, a fifth-year graduate student in the Department of Sociology at Emory University. He received his MA from Emory University, with academic concentrations in the areas of social inequality and social psychology. His research interests center on the Sociology of Education, symbolic boundary drawing, and racial in-group and out-group dynamics. Currently, Matthew is performing data collection and analysis for his dissertation, entitled For Our Children: How Black Parents Approach Homeschooling. This project examines how gender informs black homeschooling, focusing intently on parental motivations (i.e., for choosing to homeschool), curricular choices (i.e., for materials and thematic content), and instruction (i.e., teaching methods), and how these factors shape learning experiences for black girls vis-à-vis black boys. To learn more about the study he mentions during this interview, email him at [email protected]. 

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The Contemporary Perspectives on Black Homeschooling podcast is hosted by Dr. Cheryl Fields-Smith and Dr. Khadijah Z. Ali-Coleman, founders of Black Family Homeschool Educators and Scholars (BFHES). Guests include homeschooling parents, researchers focused on black families who homeschool and youth and adults who have been homeschooled. Some of our virtual events have been included in this podcast series. Learn more about us at http://www.BlackFamilyHomeschooling.org and join our mailing list 

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Dr. Khadijah Ali-Coleman was interviewed by Sheletta Brundidge on The Sheletta Show on WCCO Radio. She spoke to Sheletta after she was quoted for the article "Some Black parents say remote learning gives racism reprieve" by Christine Fernando.

Dr. Khadijah Ali-Coleman was interviewed by Sheletta Brundidge on The Sheletta Show on WCCO Radio. She spoke to Sheletta after she was quoted for the article "Some Black parents say remote learning gives racism reprieve" by Christine Fernando.

It is now 2021 and the world has been in the throes of a global health pandemic for a year now. The world has watched continued violence in the United States through racially-tinged police brutality, the recent Capitol insurrection and rising incidents of domestic terrorism. Environmental issues spread and the economy continues to impact the quality of life for the most vulnerable citizens. As a homeschooling parent, how do you engage with your children around these topics?  

This TEA TALK features Black Family Homeschool and Scholars (BFHES) founders Dr. Khadijah Ali-Coleman and Dr. Cheryl Fields-Smith who discuss the ways that Black homeschooling families are engaging with their children around current events and discuss the role homeschooling has on building the critical thinking skills and civic literacy of children. 

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All TEA TALKS stream live in our Black Family Homeschool Educators and Scholars Resource Group on FB at http://www.facebook.com/groups/blackfamilyhomeschool

Gregory Wickham is an education writer and founder of NYC School Tech, a site where people can donate spare laptops and tablets to students in need. He is a 17 year-old homeschooling high school student who left his prestigious high school to engage in a self-directed learning practice. You can learn more about NYC School Tech at https://nycschooltech.com/ 

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The Contemporary Perspectives on Black Homeschooling podcast is hosted by Dr. Cheryl Fields-Smith and Dr. Khadijah Z. Ali-Coleman, founders of Black Family Homeschool Educators and Scholars (BFHES). Guests include homeschooling parents, researchers focused on black families who homeschool and youth and adults who have been homeschooled. This podcast can be listened to on Spotify, Apple, Google Play and other podcast spaces. Learn more about BFHES at http://www.BlackFamilyHomeschooling.org

Dr. Khadijah Ali-Coleman moderates a panel of homeschooling entrepreneurial mamas who share their journey of balancing homeschooling and maintaining a business to support their family.

According to the US Census Bureau’s, most recent count of businesses, “the 2018 Annual Business Survey (ABS), found that Black or African Americans owned 124,004 employer businesses (firms with at least one paid employee) in 2017. This accounted for 2.2% of the 5.7 million employer businesses in the United States.

Nineteen percent of all employer-based businesses were female-led—but 36.1% of all Black-owned businesses were headed by women. That's the highest share of businesses within any racial or ethnic group.” (Excerpt from https://usafacts.org/articles/black-women-business-month/)

Panelists include fine artist Zsudayka Terrell, influencer Ella Cole, homeschool consultant Natalie Minor Mack, author NaConda Frank and social entrepreneur Olu Butterfly Woods.

Learn more about Black Family Homeschool Educators and Scholars (BFHES) at http://www.blackfamilyhomeschool.org