• Noor Jones-Bey

Noor Jones-Bey is a transdisciplinary educator, researcher and artist. She is pursuing a Ph.D in Urban Education at the Steinhardt School and serves as a program director of EXCEL at NYU, a critical literacy and college access program. Noor received an M.A. in Sociology of Education from New York University and a B.A. in American Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. Her dissertation work examines intergenerational knowing of Black women and girls navigating in and out of schools. In her spare time, she loves to cook, dance, run marathons, travel, and stir up good vibes.

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• Rituals of Black Girlhood: Sacred Portraits of Play