ERIC Number: EJ1395471
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0951-8398
EISSN: EISSN-1366-5898
"We Are Not Broken": Using Sista Circles as Resistance, Liberation, and Healing
Dunmeyer, Adrian D.; Shauri-Webb, Kamaria R.; Muhammad, Gholnecsar E.
International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), v36 n7 p1248-1265 2023
In understanding the systemic effects of White supremacist patriarchal ideologies on the experiences of Black girls and Black women in schools, one must begin with a critical examination of the behavioral practices that govern public spaces in which Black girls and Black women live and learn. Therefore, here we discuss the effects of these White supremacist ideologies on the experiences of Black girls and Black women, which often silence and marginalize them in schools, creating a need for safe spaces where their voices are centered, and they can experience full citizenship. In this article, we use Black feminist thought and Womanism to re-examine the racialized experiences of Black women and Black girls at the middle and secondary level to discuss how they use sista circles as a safe space for them to dissolve the material effects of the White supremacist ideologies to experience healing, citizenship, and a celebration of self as they thrive in schools.
Descriptors: Whites, Racism, Females, Ideology, Middle School Students, Race, African American Students, Feminism, Resistance (Psychology), Secondary School Teachers, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Minority Group Students, Minority Group Teachers, Stereotypes, African American Teachers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Secondary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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