African American Students Learn by Serving the African American Community: A Jackson State University Example of ‘Challenging Minds and Changing Lives by Preselfannie E. Whitfield McDaniels, Kashelia J. Harrion, Rochelle Smith Glenn, and Gisele Nicole Gentry
This article investigates service-learning practices and pedagogy at Jackson State University (JSU), a Historically Black University, founded in 1877 to educate underserved and underrepresented African Americans in Mississippi. As a reflection of the university’s motto, “Challenging Minds and Changing Lives,” this research highlights JSU’s concerted efforts to foster students’ participation in school community literacy partnerships.…