Abstract
This article explores activism, education, and the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Using critical race theory (CRT), I analyze what this emergence of primarily youth-led activism means in the context of decades of neoliberal education reform. I raise specific questions about how youth-led activism, which has its genesis in and is largely shaped by social media, not only reflects limited robust mainstream discourses on race but also a failure of education, particularly schools and districts that serve students of color in under-resourced urban communities, to teach about and contextualize other historical movements for justice and racial equity.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 231-247 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Urban Education |
Volume | 53 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1 2018 |
Keywords
- Black females
- Black males
- Critical Race Theory
- Multicultural education
- cultural relevant
- diversity
- identity
- race
- racism
- social
- subjects
- urban education
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
- Urban Studies