Black Children of Incarcerated Parents Speak Truth to Power

Social Revolution
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-032-29315-8
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 531 g

This book centers directly impacted Black children who have lived through parental incarceration. Their stories are told from holistic perspectives incorporating the full range of collateral consequences. Shifting from the Eurocentric and capitalistic viewpoint, they move us beyond negative outcomes to a positive prism by providing insider perspective, strategy, advice, and compelling experiences. We center Black children of incarcerated parents’ (BCOIP’s) rich narratives to show how they are conscious thinkers with perspectives that can help reimagine all Black children’s lives and futures.

These stories help readers better understand the importance of exploring the revolutionary ways BCOIP continue to survive, thrive, and transform amid the dynamic challenges surrounding mass incarceration. The book shifts the social dialogue from fear of intergenerational crime and incarceration to resilience, success, Black joy, and self-love, and moves from sympathetic into an empathetic agenda. The book brings to the forefront counter-storytelling through oral narratives that fill a gap in literature that leaves out the voices of children of incarcerated parents who are doctors, lawyers, professional athletes, musicians, community leaders, activists, professors, teachers, bestselling authors, and much more. These are vital experiences to share because not all BCOIP will end up in prison, jail, or a detention center.

Black Children of Incarcerated Parents Speak Truth to Power will be of great interest to scholars from the humanistic social sciences and humanities. It is also a timely resource for students (high school, undergraduate, and graduate) in sociology, criminology, corrections, humanities, social work, counseling, education, social justice, and related courses, as well as agency administrators, community organizations servicing families of the incarcerated, specifically incarcerated parents and the children of incarcerated parents, themselves.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Professional, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gatewood, Britany Jenine

Muhammad, Bahiyyah Miallah

Turner, Sydni Myat

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Pädagogik: Sachbuch, Ratgeber
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Erziehungsberatung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Altersgruppen Kinder- und Jugendsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Familiensoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Britany Jenine Gatewood, Bahiyyah Miallah Muhammad and Sydni Myat Turner

 

Part 1: Truth and Reconciliation: Confidence in My Black Skin

Bahiyyah Miallah Muhammad

 

Chapter 1: What’s In a Name?             

Calvin Bell III   

Chapter 2: Unlearn to Relearn            

Aloha

Chapter 3: Am I My Mother’s Keeper?           

Tonisha Taylor

Chapter 4: Roots, Residue, and Results          

Quatina Frazer

Chapter 5: Dad’s “in” Dad’s “out” Part I:  The Ebb and Flow of Childhood with an Incarcerated Parent”        

Nicole Dezrea Jenkins

Chapter 6: Dad’s “in” Dad’s “out” Part II:  Truth and Trajectory from an Academic and Military Veteran”   

Nicole Dezrea Jenkins

Chapter 7: Ciera’s New Story

Ciera Payton

 

Part 2: Reclaiming Black Wellness: Every Revolution Has to Begin Somewhere

Sydni Myat Turner

 

Chapter 8: Lock and Key: A Story About My Dad

Tru Moore

Chapter 9: A Journey Through Abandonment and Abuse to Acceptance

Alicia Jefferson

Chapter 10: My Healing Journey

Charnal Chaney

Chapter 11: The Journey of a Butterfly

Faith Cole

Chapter 12: Loving Me, Unapologetically

Quaniece Raquelle Jones

 

Part 3: The Renaissance of Self-Expression: Creativity, Innovation, and Culture

Bahiyyah Miallah Muhammad

 

Chapter 13: The Masquerade Ball

Donald Stevenson

Chapter 14: The Seed of Hope: “Maybe You’ll Go Away for College”

Lolu Drummond

Chapter 15: In Memory of You, Dad

Shannell Kitt, MSW, MFA

Chapter 16: Now You See Him, Now You Don’t

Justice Howard

Chapter 17: Falling on Deaf Ears

Gabrielle Dunn

Chapter 18: Helping Flowers Grow: Sunlight, Water and Love

Jian Alaa Muhammad and Jaelah Millah Muhammad

Chapter 19: Emotions

William Myhre

Chapter 20: Crisis to Creativity

Akiya McKnight

 

Part 4: Parenting Behind and Beyond the Walls: The Revolutionizing Relationships of BCOIP

Sydni Myat Turner

 

Chapter 21: Behind the Wall

Dawan Alford

Chapter 22: 73 Days

Erika Hardinson

Chapter 23: Moms

Dawan Alford

Chapter 24: Apple Don’t Fall Far

Shatarra King

Chapter 25: Obstacles on Both Sides of the Gate

Kiara W. S. Bynum

Chapter 26: Parenting Your Parents

Jasmine Johnson

Chapter 27: Letter to My Father

Tashawn Reagon

 

Part 5: The Student and the Teacher: Education Beyond Books

Britany Jenine Gatewood

 

Chapter 28: What is a bad guy?

Jay Baron

Chapter 29: Intergenerational Achievement: Class of 2025

Whitney Hollins and Arieanna Hollins

 

Part 6: The Revolution Begins Now: A National Call to Action

Britany Jenine Gatewood

 

Chapter 30: The Internal Revolution

Anyé Young

Chapter 31: This is Your Permission to be Free

Tonisha Taylor

Chapter 32: Ask the Question: Say Something

Kiara Bynum

Chapter 33: Why My Mom

Quniana Futrell

Chapter 34: Youth of Incarcerated Parents United

Kleo Torres

Chapter 35: Building the Future Us: Youth Ambassadors on a Mission

Jaelah Millah Muhammad and Jian Alaa Muhammad

Chapter 36: A Woman on the Outside

Kristal Bush

Chapter 37: The Invisible Part: See Me, Hear Me

Shameka Green

 

Conclusion

Bahiyyah Miallah Muhammad, Britany Jenine Gatewood and Sydni Myat Turner

Afterword

Tony Lewis Jr.

Über Autor(innen)

Britany Jenine Gatewood, Ph.D., is the Senior Research Coordinator for Beloved Community and the founder of the Liberation and Justice Project Foundation, Inc. Her research focuses on the political practice of incarcerated Black women and their children. She obtained her Ph.D. from Howard University, along with a Graduate Certificate in Women’s Studies.

Bahiyyah Miallah Muhammad, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Criminology at Howard University. She is the founder of The Dr. Muhammad Experience Inc., and co-founder of Project Iron Kids for children of incarcerated parents. Professor Muhammad is the author of numerous children’s books, book chapters, and articles about children and families impacted by incarceration.

Sydni Myat Turner, M.A., is a social justice advocate, reentry mentor, and program facilitator. In 2021, she earned an M.A. in Sociology from Howard University. She serves as a board chair member and co-facilitator at It Takes A Village Collaborative (ITAVCollab), a non-profit organization providing Black individuals, families, and communities with resources, services, and networks to holistically heal their mind, body, and spirit.