A BLACK GIRL’S LOVE STORY

PRESENTED BY THE BLACK GIRLS’ LITERACIES PROJECT

LAB DESCRIPTION:

Are you learning to love yourself? What does loving yourself actually look like? This Love & Learning Lab is designed to support adolescent Black girls in defining and practicing self-love through literacy. As a group, we will deepen our understanding of what it looks like to love ourselves and others, especially in the face of oppression and all the things that come with being a teenager in today’s society.

Drawing on the historical literacy practices of other Black women and girls combined with an Afrofuturistic lens, we will use our literacies to create multimodal artifacts as we seek to understand: how do Black girls articulate and practice self-love? Content will be informed by Black Feminism and Afrofuturism.

Deadline to Enroll: Thursday, March 31, 2022

LAB INSTRUCTOR:

After over a decade of facilitating student, teacher, and adult learning as a literacy teacher, adjunct professor, teacher coach, and diversity, equity, and inclusion specialist, Barrett Rosser is currently a full-time doctoral student in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. Enrolled in the Reading, Writing, and Literacy program, Barrett is a practitioner-scholar involved in the practice of education in schools, school districts, colleges and universities, government agencies, foundations, entrepreneurial ventures, and consulting organizations. She is also a dreamer, reader, lover, and poet. Barrett is a passionate, present, and courageous woman; and she loves giving back to her community. It is her vision to create worlds of love, transformation, and impact through literacy (in the most expansive notion).

Barrett Rosser is a leader with a servant's heart, and she loves serving alongside her communities in pursuit of a more just world.

LAB DAY, DURATION & TIME:

Thursdays at 6:00 PM EST
(90 Minutes)
8 Weeks: Thursday, April 7 - Thursday, May 26