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2018
Volume 115, Issue 3
  • ISSN: 0013-8274
  • E-ISSN: 2161-8895

Abstract

This column describes an inquiry-driven English language arts/STEM unit that centers Black joy and futures by inviting students to imagine beyond anti-Black narratives—culminating in a space where Black youth can dream, create, and thrive.

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