Many educators already know that hip-hop can be a powerful tool for engaging students. But can hip-hop save our schools—and our society? Hip-Hop Genius 2.0 in

Follows an African-American teenager through four years at her inner-city high school.

For over a decade, educators have looked to capitalize on the appeal of hip-hop culture, sampling its language, techniques, and styles as a way of reaching out

Describes the introduction of an Afrocentric curriculum into an Oakland, California, high school during the 1990s.

This volume recognizes the need for culturally responsive forms of school counseling and draws on the author’s first-hand experiences of working with students