Navigating an anti-Black campus climate: #black@pwi

Valandra,; Fields, LaShawnda; Sebree, Warrington; Sober, Whitney

doi:10.1080/13613324.2022.2088720

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“…This finding confirms prior research that has alluded to an association between CRC and IP and emphasizes that context matters, beyond that of individual level experiences, in the etiology and maintenance of IP. Relative to students attending HBCUs, Black students commonly characterize their experiences at PWIs as isolating, alienating, and tokenizing as they matriculate through college, which can challenge inward beliefs of competence and belonging (Valandra et al, 2022). Although these negative feelings are certainly related to the prevalence of racism-related experiences that occur on predominantly White college campuses, there is also evidence that such feelings derive from broader institutional factors.…”

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confidence: 99%

Campus racial climate and impostor phenomenon among Black college students: The mediating roles of social anxiety and self-esteem.

Bernard,

Stone-Sabali,

Volpe

et al. 2024

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Campus racial climate and impostor phenomenon among Black college students: The mediating roles of social anxiety and self-esteem.

Bernard,

Stone-Sabali,

Volpe

et al. 2024

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education

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“…Although more African American students are attending predominantly white institutions (PWIs), the cultures of PWIs are experiencing little to no change. African American students who attend PWIs have always been concerned about racism (Solórzano et al, 2000), and those concerns seem to be intensifying as anti-Black racism continues to grow (Valandra et al, 2022). With the increased high-profile police killings of African Americans, the racist political rhetoric, and the targeted mass shootings of African Americans by white supremacists, African American students are being inundated with negative racial messages or racial microaggressions, causing psychological, emotional, and physical harm (Mosley et al, 2021).…”

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The Compounding Impact of Racial Microaggressions: The Experiences of African American Students in Predominantly White Institutions

DeCuir–Gunby

McCoy

Gibson

2023

Teachers College Record: The Voice of Scholarship in Education

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Background/Context: African American students often encounter racial microaggressions when attending predominantly white institutions (PWIs). Experiencing racial microaggressions can negatively affect African American students’ feelings of belonging to the campus community. Racial microaggressions can also affect their physical and emotional stability. Purpose of Study: Using a critical race theory (CRT) framework, we focused on the centrality of race and racism and intersectionality. We examined how experiencing racial microaggressions influenced African American students’ ( n = 15) feelings of belonging at PWIs. In addition, we explored how students emotionally coped with their experiences. Research Design: A semi-structured interview was conducted with participants. Using thematic analysis through the process of open coding and axial coding, we developed themes based on students’ experiences with microaggressions, feelings of belonging, and coping strategies. We connected the themes to the larger research literature, focusing on our CRT framework. Conclusions/Recommendations: Experiencing racial microaggressions made students feel devalued in the campus community. In addition, racial microaggressions intersected with other forms of oppression, further impacting students’ sense of belonging. These experiences often led students to use maladaptive coping mechanisms; despite this, students were able to create community by using self-protective coping mechanisms, such as creating supportive networks. Racism-related stress caused by racial microaggressions should be considered a public health issue. By exploring racial microaggressions, researchers and policy makers can understand how racism impacts individuals and provide tools on how to challenge racism on systemic levels.

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“…The rituals and rites of passage experience intertwined with the symbols and meaning of BGLOs are an important part of their historical cultural identity. In recent years national socioeconomic and political issues have rippled across college campuses and shared quickly through online forums (Taylor, 2016;Valandra, Sebree, & Sober, 2022). College students seeking connection and advocacy through affinity groups still look to BGLO membership to provide campus support (Vance, 2019).…”

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“…Undergraduate BGLO membership at PWIs can help decrease feelings of campus isolation. Valandra et al (2022) studied the twitter hashtag #Blackatpwi which emerged at PWIs after George Floyd's murder. Black students created a digital counter-space in response to anti blackness they experienced in macro and micro aggressions on campus.…”

Section: Social and Cultural Capitalmentioning

confidence: 99%

Persistent pearls: understanding activism through the experiences of Black women in Black Greek-lettered sorority alumnae chapters

McCalla

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This study considered the experiences of graduate sorority women in Black Greek-lettered organizations (BGLOs) with social activism, using contemporary examples like Black Lives Matter as a lens. BGLOs exist as part of the fraternity and sorority framework at predominantly White institutions (PWIs). These organizations provide networking, leadership opportunities, and connection for African American students and students from the African diaspora. BGLOs contribute to mainstream persistence and retention strategies by creating educational and social programs that connect to popular culture and engage the campus community. This exploration of graduate Black BGLO women and their perceptions of social activism provided an opportunity to consider another dimension of the experiences of Black sorority women through the lens of their undergraduate membership. Understanding the arc of their membership stories and lifelong commitment to their organizations can encourage PWIs to create meaningful long-term graduate engagement opportunities that will benefit their institution and communities, locally and nationally.

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Navigating an anti-Black campus climate: #black@pwi

Cited by 8 publications

References 52 publications

Campus racial climate and impostor phenomenon among Black college students: The mediating roles of social anxiety and self-esteem.

Campus racial climate and impostor phenomenon among Black college students: The mediating roles of social anxiety and self-esteem.

The Compounding Impact of Racial Microaggressions: The Experiences of African American Students in Predominantly White Institutions

Persistent pearls: understanding activism through the experiences of Black women in Black Greek-lettered sorority alumnae chapters

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