A volume in New Directions in Educational Leadership:Innovations in Research, Teaching, and LearningSeries Editors Noelle Witherspoon-ArnoldWhile nation engages in debates concerning central issues of religion and religious diversity ineducation, the historic saliency of religion and spirituality in the Black community and in theeducation of its children continues to be largely ignored. Historically, religion and spiritualitywere foundational to the development and understanding of social justice issues, including, butnot limited to, issues of protest, community up-lift, notions of care, and anti-oppression. Takinginto account the historical significance of religion and spirituality in the Black community, it isessential for education scholars to cultivate these long-standing connections as a means for advancing contemporary struggles for socialjustice, religiosity in education, and counter-hegemonic praxis. The purpose of this book is to expand our understanding of spirituality and religion as related to the p-20 schooling of Blacks students. Educational scholarship continues to explore the workings of social justice to ameliorate inequities for those who have not been wellserved in schools. Although the concept of social justice remains a somewhat inchoate term in educational literature, this book seeks toexplore the historicity of religion and spirituality while offering a scaffold that links ordinary everyday acts of justice, religion, andspirituality in education to a culture that systematically and institutionally assaults the worth of Black students. It is important to notethat this book is grounded in a broad concept of religion and spirituality and the editors seek to be inclusive of all types, styles, andtraditions of religiosity and spirituality. | Critical Perspectives on Black Education by Noelle Witherspoon Arnold, Paperback | Indigo Chapters