Dr. White completed her DMA from Boston University in 2016. In addition to teaching strings at Boston Latin Academy Dr. White is the president of Sankofa Songs, a nonprofit organization devoted to cultivating outstanding Africentric arts education
Violist, teacher, and researcher Dr. Sonya White Hope has been teaching strings and related music courses in the Boston Public Schools since 1992. Dr. White Hope’s scholarship examines topics centering Arts Education as Cultural Emancipation (AECE) philosophy, a perspective brought to light through her independent research. A self-proclaimed Africentric music educator, Dr. White Hope draws on the AECE paradigm in her work. She focuses on topics at the intersection of music/arts education, Africa-descended peoples, and the arts of the African Diaspora. Dr. White Hope is especially interested in achieving an effective, nuanced approach to teaching, studying, and learning American music by applying Africentric perspectives. When she isn’t teaching, researching, or performing, Dr. White Hope enjoys making multi-media art.
