Hill Pedagogies

H.I.L.L.  ​(​Histories, Identities, Literacies and Liberation​) Pedagogies, LLC is a consultation and presentation agency with a focus on the  historical foundations of literacy development and the writing practices among Black communities. The agency offers professional learning that shapes the national conversation for educating youth who have been underserved and works with teachers and young people across the United States and abroad in best practices in culturally responsive instruction.

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Praise for Unearthing Joy

  • “Unearthing Joy is THE most important book for educators in a climate that has betrayed the essence of teaching and learning. Through poignant insights, inspirational images, brilliant analysis, and practical examples, Gholdy welcomes us all to replenish the well that springs forth learning. This is a must-have book!!!”

    — CHRISTOPHER EMDIN, author of For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y’all Too: Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education

  • “ It is a privilege to spend time inside the beautiful mind of Dr. Muhammad. Unearthing Joy is a continuation of her unparalleled pedagogical phenomenon, Cultivating Genius. She disperses literature, poetry, and classic song lyrics throughout this masterpiece that speaks to her passion for educating, nurturing, and tilling and watering the souls of our babies—the ‘revolutionary petunias’ and the beautiful ‘Black orchids’ who she loves so deeply.”

    — DERRICK BARNES, National Book Award finalist for Victory. Stand!; Newbery Honor winner for Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut

  • “ Hallelujah! Gholdy Muhammad has elevated the conversation about the education of Black and Brown children from detailing their deficits and sterilizing their instruction to creating curriculum that generates joy and genius—for all students, teachers, communities, and ourselves. Her own joy is palpable. She reminds us that we cannot ‘harvest joy and genius’ without attending to justice. This work does it all. Hers is a call to embrace our full humanity—in classrooms and in the world.”

    — LISA DELPIT, Felton G. Clark Distinguished Professor of Education at Southern University, emeritus; author of Other People’s Children: Cultural Conflict in the Classroom

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Meet Dr. Gholdy Muhammad

Dr. Gholnecsar (Gholdy) Muhammad is a leader who strives to shape the national conversation for educating youth that have been underserved. Currently an associate professor of Language and Literacy at Georgia State University, she serves as the director of the Urban Literacy Collaborative and Clinic. Her career also includes having served as a school district curriculum director responsible for K-12 literacy instruction, assessments, and professional development, and as a reading, language arts, and social studies middle school teacher.

Having received her PhD in Literacy, Language and Culture at the University of Illinois at Chicago, her research interests are situated in the historical foundations of literacy development and the writing practices among Black communities. 

Additionally, she works with teachers and young people across the United States and South Africa in best practices in culturally responsive instruction. She served as a school board president and continues to work collaboratively with local schools across communities in the Atlanta area.

Restoring Excellence to Literacy Education

Dr. Muhammad’s Historically Responsive Literacy
Framework is essential for all students, especially youth of
color, who have traditionally been marginalized by learning
standards, school policies, and classroom practices.

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