Creating Spaces for Black/Brown Girls in Science: Hip-Hop and Urban Science Education

• In Event: Pedagogical Practices in Urban Settings

Abstract

This paper explores how a hip-hop based science program created a space for four Black/Brown girls in an urban high school to learn science and challenge stereotypes about girls in science and hip-hop. In this paper, we argue that culturally relevant hip-hop rooted science creates a space where Black/Brown girls can demonstrate their scientific literacy and knowledge while resisting race/gender biases

Authors

• Christopher Emdin, Teachers College, Columbia University

• Gifty Asantewa Asamani, Teachers College, Columbia University

• Qiana Spellman, Brooklyn Preparatory High School