April Baker-Bell

April Baker-Bell is an American academic and the author of Linguistic Justice: Black Language, Literacy, Identity, and Pedagogy. She is the 2020 recipient of the Orwell Award from the National Council of Teachers of English.

She is a native of Detroit, Michigan, and was previously an associate professor in the English department of Michigan State University.

Her research approaches topics that combine Black language and literacies, as well as anti-Black racism.

References

  1. 1 2 Kyaw, Arrman (March 29, 2021). "Professor and Teacher Recognized for Antiracist Work". Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  2. ↑ "George Orwell Award". National Council of Teachers of English. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  3. ↑ "April Baker-Bell". Michigan State University. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  4. ↑ "April Baker-Bell". The Center for the Humanities. Retrieved March 16, 2026.