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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Black identity development"”.
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Identity formation among a select group of black graduate students at Virginia Tech
This study concerned the nature and process of Black identity development as described by William Cross in a linear, stagewise model of Black identity development. Dr. Cross is a psychologist and Associate Professor in the Africana Studies and Research Center of Cornell University. He developed his …
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Beyond the Letters: Understanding the Importance of Black Women's Sense of Belonging in Predominantly White Sororities At Predominantly White Institutions
… identities to understand the experiences of Black women, which often differ significantly from those of their peers. Despite these insights, there remains a gap in research specifically exploring how these intersecting identities affect Black women's experiences in sorority life at PWIs. This …
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Digital Diaspora and (Re)mediating Black Women in Britain
… in-depth and semi-structured interviews with 23 Black women in Britain, this research explores how media and online content-sharing is implicated in the development of Black women’s diasporic identities. Such matters are unpacked via an interpretive analytic lens, with Black feminist and social …
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Culture and Community: The Importance of Black Spaces in Community Colleges
… community colleges serve a large proportion of Black students, but these students are not adequately supported to reach their educational goals (The Campaign for College Opportunity, 2019; National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, 2022; Cross & Carman, 2022 Simpson, J., & Bista, K., 2021). …
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Black Minds Matter: A Phenomenological Inquiry Examining the Prevalence of Racial Trauma Among Black Doctoral Students
… and contributes to the daily marginalization of Black people. While the negative psychological and physiological effects of racism have been well-documented, the notion that racism can be experienced as a trauma is a newer theory. Racial trauma has been understudied and underappreciated, though …
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Voices of three African American female college presidents: A qualitative study of their journeys
… that have influenced society's perception of Black women. As a result, a tradition of negativity surrounds African American women in American society. It is these "negative perceptions and misinterpretation of African American women's behavior that found its way into colleges and universities" …
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Through Smoke and Mirrors: Constructing Identity between the Myths of Black Inferiority and a Post-Racial America
… and societal pressures to create a positive identity. Using autobiographical narrative (Connelly, He, & Phillion, 2008, Pinar, 2008) as a methodology and Black Feminist Thought (Collins, 2000), double consciousness (DuBois, 1903), and the Nigrescence Theory of black identity development …
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African American English as a Predictor of Ethnic and Ethnolinguistic Identity in Adolescence
… were to provide support for the <em>Social identity theory of African American English</em> (Vietze & Glasco, 2022) and the meanings African American English (AAE) speakers assign to their dialect. The study was primarily based on Tajfel’s (1979) social identity theory that proposes …