This book brings together award-winning scholars, researchers, and practitioners from across the globe in a groundbreaking exploration of how to recognize, nurture, and empower the brilliance of gifted learners from marginalized and underrepresented communities worldwide.

From the Indigenous conceptualizations of giftedness in Māori communities to the challenges faced by twice-exceptional Hispanic students and multilingual learners in the United States, this volume offers a rich tapestry of insights and solutions. Each chapter provides actionable recommendations on topics such as culturally responsive advocacy for twice-exceptional learners, leveraging multilingualism as a strength, addressing systemic inequities, supporting indigenous and culturally diverse gifted students, addressing the needs of Black gifted learners around the globe, building global frameworks for equity, and more.

Whether you’re an educator, researcher, policymaker, or advocate, this book will inspire you to reimagine what’s possible in the pursuit of educational equity and excellence for all gifted students.

Dr. Joy Lawson Davis is an internationally recognized scholar in Gifted Education. Her work focuses primarily on equity and psychosocial support for underserved gifted learners, including those who are neurodivergent. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2025 Distinguished Service Award from the National Association for Gifted Children.

Dr. Erinn Fears Floyd is a leading scholar on culturally sustaining professional learning for educators of underrepresented gifted students. Dr. Floyd is Associate Editor of Gifted Child Today and recipient of multiple awards, including the 2022 Dr. Alexinia Baldwin Award from the National Association for Gifted Children’s Special Population Network.