WISDOMBEARERS: A Study of Proverb Use and Values Among African American Elders
By: Huberta Jackson-LowmanJustin WilliamsChrista JohnsonStephanie BarnesJasmine PlummerEarnestine RichardsonFlorida A&M University ABSTRACT This study investigated knowledge and use of proverbs, values associated with proverb use, and proverb prioritization among Afrikan American elders 60 years of age and older. Forty elders living in retirement homes in the southeastern part of the country were interviewed. Of the 107 […]
ABPsi – Pittsburgh Public Schools Initiative:
Culturally Responsive & Trauma-Informed Training for New Results “Education intensifies natural gifts and ability, but mere education,unless founded on a historical and cultural framework, will bear no fruits.” H.I.M. Emperor Haile Selassie I Disparities in the educational achievements/outcomes (Cunningham, 2020; Love, 2019) and discipline of Afrikan/Black youth (Jackson, 1999; Morris, 2016) have been documented in public […]