Download or read book The Life and Confessions of a Black Studies Teacher written by Cecelia Louise Hatshepsut Arrington and published by BYE Publishing Services. This book was released on 2002 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Life and Confessions of a Black Studies Teacher is a poignant account of the experiences of a Black female growing up in the segregated South. Arrington describes how she overcome poverty and racism to be selected by The Black Panther Party to head the first Black studies in Oakland, CA. She discusses techniques to assist African American teachers with developing a curriculum that addresses the unique academic needs of inner city Blacks. She provides the reader with reasons why it is important to maintain Ethnic Studies as a separate department.