African-centered schooling in theory and practice

Pt. 1. Implementing African-centered schools in a public context. Historical, social, and cultural contexts of the African American immersion schools ; A portrait of the African American immersion elementary school ; A portrait of the African American immersion middle school ; Transformations ; Surface to deep transformations ; Lessons learned

Pt. 2. Issues in African-centered schooling. Talent development, cultural deep structure, and school reform: implications for African immersion initiatives / A. Wade Boykin ; "Island by island we must go across": challenges from language and culture among African Americans / Shirley Brice Heath ; Culturally relevant pedagogy in African-centered schools: possibilities for progressive educational reform / Gloria Ladson-Billings ; Afrocentric education: critical questions for further considerations / Jacqueling Jordan Irvine.