The Art of Black Teaching: A Conversation with Educators

1601 East 120th Street,Los Angeles CA 90059

04 November, 2021

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Professor Jarvis Givens of Harvard University returns to King/Drew High School (class of 2006) to discuss his critically acclaimed new book. In Fugitive Pedagogy: Carter G. Woodson and the Art of Black Teaching , Jarvis R. Givens, PhD, unearths and celebrates the history of black education and black educators. Givens, a native of Compton and a proud graduate of King/Drew High School of Medicine and Science (class of 2006), will return to his high school for a conversation with educators about the history of black education and black educators. Eso Won, the veteran bookshop spotlighting books about and written by African American people is the partner bookseller for this event. How to Attend. This is an in-person event (only). It is free, open to the public and space is limited. To comply with LAUSD Covid protocols, all guests must RSVP, wear a mask and register for an LAUSD guest pass on a mobile device and use a QR code upon arrival. Questions can be directed to Tabitha Thigpen, Assistant Principal at 323-566-0420. About Jarvis R. Givens and Fugitive Pedagogy. Dr. Givens is an assistant professor of education and African & African American Studies at Harvard University. He specializes in the history of African American Education. Fugitive Pedagogy , his first solo book calls attention to a tradition that passed through the famed educator and groundbreaking historian Carter G. Woodson, not one that began with him or for which he was solely responsible. The book’s baseline narrative tells of Woodson, the child and student of former slaves, who became a public school teacher, published numerous scholarly books and articles and founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASALH) in 1915 and Negro History Week in 1926 (what has become today Black History Month). www.jarvisgivens.com About King/ Drew High School of Medicine and Science. King/Drew Magnet High School opened in 1982 as a medical/science magnet high school designed to meet the needs of under-represented young people with an interest in medicine and science. The school engages students in a rigorous program of academic study as they begin to develop essential skills in critical thinking, scientific inquiry, effective communication, technology, and personal growth—forging multiple paths to success in a dynamic 21st century world. The school is led by principal Reggie Brookens. www.kingdrew.net As seen in The Atlantic Magazine. "People often remind me that my story is peculiar. “Black Kid From Compton Becomes a Harvard Professor” is the headline, as they see it...I recognize why my family, my friends, and even those with whom I am unacquainted take pride in the accomplishment. But this flattened narrative of individual achievement misses a key aspect of my development: My education was mostly led—and undoubtedly influenced—by Black teachers.” -- Jarvis R. Givens, The Atlantic Magazine August 2021