By Sherell A. McArthur
“According to hooks (1984), ideas about race have placed African American females in a complex dual relationship to both Black culture and the dominant culture. That means that Black women have to negotiate their racialized gender in their daily interactions. Therefore, for Black girls specifically and learners of color generally, to be forced to entertain curriculum and instruction divorced from the reality of their social, political, and cultural contexts is the antithesis of engaging learners and alienates learners from schooling. Using critical media literacy is a necessary means to aid us in reimagining our society in ways that are authentic to folks living on the margins of the dominant society.” (McArthur, 2019, p. 687).
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