Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Social Work
Abstract
Social work education is considered an important venue for advancing the field’s commitment to anti-racism. This research employed collective auto- biographical methods within a Critical Race Theory framework to explore Black social work students’ experiences of anti-Black racism in the learning environment of a Predominantly White Institution. Data was analyzed through a collaborative, inductive approach. Analysis revealed four interrelated themes: 1) racial microaggressions directed at Black students; 2) the perceived complicity of school administration in maintaining a racist environment; 3) the harm that an anti-Black racist learning environment caused to Black students; and 4) a relational approach to challenging anti-Black racism in the learning environment. Findings underscore the need for increased attention to racism in the implicit social work curriculum.
Publication Title
Journal of Social Work Education
Article Number
1036
Publication Date
2022
DOI of Published Version
https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2022.2119357
Language
English
Peer Reviewed
1
Recommended Citation
Lilly, Jenn M.; Hillyer, Jasmine; Jaggers, Eboni; and Garnigan, Kayla, "A “Totally, Acceptably Racist Environment”: Examining Anti-Black Racism in a School of Social Work" (2022). Social Service Faculty Publications. 31.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/gss_facultypubs/31
Version
Published
Creative Commons License
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