Tác giả: Elaine Richardson

Elaine Richardson, Professor of Literacy Studies in the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University, is focused on literacy education of African American and African diasporic people, and specializes in critical language and literacy education for social equality. Richardson belongs to a global network of Hiphop activist-educators for social transformation. She founded The Ohio State University Hiphop Literacies Conference and the Sista Friends Afterschool Program in 2011 (currently serving sixth to eighth grade girls at Sherwood Middle school). Richardson uses her story of recovery from human trafficking and drugs to becoming an award winning Ph D and recording artist to motivate others. Richardson’s bachelor”s and master”s degrees are from Cleveland State University and her doctorate from Michigan State University. She has won awards from the National Council of Negro Women, City of Columbus, and Cleveland State University, and other organizations.