Teacher Preparation as Social Activism at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Eugene Pringle, Jr., EdD, is a senior professorial lecturer in the master’s and doctoral education policy and leadership programs at American University.Shalander “Shelly” Samuels, EdD, is an assistant professor of reading at Kean University.Amanda Wilkerson, EdD, is an assistant professor of higher education at UCF’s College of Community Innovation and Education in Orlando, Florida.Anthony Broughton, PhD, is the associate dean and associate professor of education at Alabama State University.

• Introduction. Part One: Results of Toil and Pain: Early Movements in Teacher Preparation at HBCUs 1. Contextualizing Teacher Preparation at Historically Black Colleges and Universities 2. Ubuntu and HBCUs: The Role of Historically Black Colleges in Cultivating Activism and Social Transformation in Education 3. Good (In)tensions: The Historical Relationships between Hampton University and Black Teacher Preparation in Deaf Education 4. Revaluing Women in the Narrative of Black Men Teachers (BMTs): A Historical Examination of Race, Gender, and Class in Teacher Preparation at Morehouse College Part Two: Present Positioning and Implications 5. Teacher Preparation as Activism: Historically Black Colleges and Universities Leading the Charge 6. A Place Where We All Can Be Free: Afrofuturism, HBCUs, and Teacher Education 7. Bridging the Digital Divide: HBCUs Promoting Digital Equity in Teacher Education 8. Transformative Teacher Preparation at HBCUs: Empowering Advocates for Social Change; A Case Study of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University’s College of Education 9. Transforming Teacher Preparation Programs at HBCUs: Continuing the Legacy of Preparing Black Educators Through Activism and Social Justice Part Three: Leveraging Practice for Future Progression, Impact, and Social Activist Engagement. 10. Activism in High Places: Exploring the Intersections of Florida's Black Teachers Association, College Presidents, and Connecting Advocacy Through Colleges of Education 11. Cultivating Equity-Minded Educators at HBCUs Through Black Otherfathering as Social Activism 12. Post-Colonial Practices of Liberation: Fugitive Pedagogy as a Lens for Opportunities to (Re)build and (Re)engage in Acts of Humanization