Textiles & Tea Episode 187 Dr Anika Prather

Textiles & Tea with Dr Anika Prather
The Handweavers Guild of America, Inc.'s (HGA) takes place every Tuesday at 4 PM (ET). We've invited some of the most respected fiber artists in the field today to join us for an hour-long conversation where we discuss their artwork and their creative journey. Make a cup of your favorite tea and join us as we talk about fiber, creativity, inspiration, process and so much more.
Dr. Anika T. Prather learned how to crochet from her grandmother, whose yarn and needles she inherited. Marriage, family and career took her away from crochet for a while, but when she picked it back up, her love of crochet blossomed into a passion for all fiber arts.
Dr. Prather obtained her B.A. in elementary education from Howard University; multiple graduate degrees in education from New York University and Howard University; an M.A. from St. John’s College; and a PhD in English, Theatre, and Literacy Education from the University of Maryland. Her research centers on enhancing literacy among African American students through engagement with canonical literature. She is the author of Living in the Constellation of the Canon: The Lived Experiences of African American Students Reading Great Books Literature and co-author of The Black Intellectual Tradition with Dr. Angel Parham. Anika has taught in Howard University's classics department as a full-time lecturer and previously served as the Director of High-Quality Curriculum and Instruction at the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy. She is also the visionary behind The Living Water School.
This episode originally aired on August 13, 2024.

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Love the wisdom!!!😻

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Thanks for the interview.