{"product_id":"sing-a-rhythm-dance-a-blues-education-for-the-liberation-of-black-and-brown-girls-9781620973998","title":"Sing a Rhythm, Dance a Blues: Education for the Liberation of Black and Brown Girls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA groundbreaking and visionary call to action on educating and supporting girls of color, from the highly acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003ePushout\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Monique Couvson is a personal shero of mine and a respected expert in this space.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Ayanna Pressley, U.S. congresswoman and the first woman of color elected to Boston's city council\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWise Black women have known for centuries that the blues have been a platform for truth-telling, an underground musical railroad to survival, and an essential form of resistance, healing, and learning. In this \"powerful call to action\" (\u003cem\u003eRethinking Schools\u003c\/em\u003e), leading advocate Monique Couvson invokes the spirit of the blues to articulate a radically healing and empowering pedagogy for Black and Brown girls. Couvson describes with candor and love what it looks like to meet the complex needs of girls on the margins. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSing a Rhythm, Dance a Blues\u003c\/em\u003e is a \"vital, generous, and sensitively reasoned argument for how we might transform American schools to better educate Black and Brown girls\" (\u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e). Couvson brings together research and real life in this chorus of interviews, case studies, and the testimonies of remarkable people who work successfully with girls of color. The result is this radiant guide to moving away from punishment, trauma, and discrimination toward safety, justice, and genuine community in our schools.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Monique Couvson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.8lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781620973998","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46717334782089,"sku":"9781620973998","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_23240f2e-feaa-492b-afa9-f724eb31ad72.jpg?v=1778612473","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/sing-a-rhythm-dance-a-blues-education-for-the-liberation-of-black-and-brown-girls-9781620973998","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}