While homeschooling is largely seen as a White, middle-class, and Christian fundamentalist phenomenon, more Black families are choosing to homeschool. However, their perspectives are too often left out of conversations about homeschooling. “Homeschooling advances the best interests of Black children,” write authors Cheryl Fields-Smith and Andrea L. Dennis. “But Black parents face challenges due to the predominance of White Christian homeschoolers in the movement.” In their newest Canopy Forum article, Fields-Smith and Dennis explore the potential benefits, meanings, and challenges of homeschool from an African-American perspective.Browse our book brochure.

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