African American literacies unleashed : vernacular English and the composition classroom / Arnetha F. Ball and Ted Lardner ; with a foreword by Keith Gilyard.

How we got here
Knowledge that needs to be gained : knowledge is important, but knowledge is not enough
Reflecting on the pedagogies of others : community-based organizations as models
Developing self-efficacy and reflective optimism : the process of moving beyond internalization
Playin' the dozens : principles and practices for crafting classrooms that unleash students' literate possibilities
Where we go from here : implications for writing program administrators, teacher educators, and researchers.