“I’ve come too far, I’ve worked too hard”: Reinforcement of Support Structures Among Black Male Mathematics Students by Clarence L. Terry, Sr., Ebony O. McGee

“…In this paper, the authors focus on the importance of the “supports” associated with mathematically high-achieving Black high school students in urban high schools. Using Critical Race Theory (CRT) and narrative analysis, the authors report findings from semi-structured interviews of mathematically successful Black male students (n = 12) from four urban high schools. …”
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A Re-Evaluation of the <i>Grievance Studies</i> Affair by Geoff G. Cole

“…During 2018, three academics employed what they referred to as “reflective ethnography” to examine the hypothesis that many disciplines (e.g., sociology, educational philosophy, and critical race theory) are motivated by extreme ideologies, as opposed to generating knowledge. …”
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Magical Hero and Systemic Racism: An Investigation of Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained (2012) by Salman Hamid Khan

“…The theoretical base of the investigation is the Critical Race Theory, which upholds the pervading and continuous presence of racism against African-Americans, and most specifically, in its institutionalized manifestation. …”
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Counter stories: The voices of Indigenous peoples undertaking educative roles in flexi schools by Marnee Shay, Grace Sarra, Jo Lampert

“…Informed by Indigenist and critical race theory, 19 Indigenous staff members contributed to knowledge around three themes: Us Mob; Race and racism, and School Practice which incorporated discussions both of curriculum and of issues related to funding. …”
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“It just doesn’t add up”: Disrupting official arguments for urban school closures with counterframes by Esa Syeed

“…Using a critical frame analysis of qualitative data from the 2013 school closure process in Washington, DC, I discuss another grassroots approach to disrupting school closures: counterframes. Drawing on Critical Race Theory and social movement theory, I discuss counterframes as discursive arguments that allow communities to directly challenge official rhetoric and offer alternatives. …”
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Blackness as Burden? The Lived Experience of Black Africans in Australia by Virginia Mapedzahama, Kwamena Kwansah-Aidoo

“…Adopting standpoint theory and critical race theory’s unique voice of color thesis as conceptual framework for making sense of focus group data with black African migrants living in New South Wales and Victoria, the article’s main contention is that black African embodiment is experienced as a (symbolic and material) burden; what we call the “the burden of Blackness.” …”
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A QuantCrit Analysis of Context, Discipline, Special Education, and Disproportionality by Rebecca A. Cruz, Saili S. Kulkarni, Allison R. Firestone

“…Using a dis/ability critical race theory (DisCrit) and critical quantitative (QuantCrit) lens, we examine disproportionate application of exclusionary discipline on multiply marginalized youth, foregrounding systemic injustice and institutionalized racism. …”
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The Asian American Dilemma in DEI: Finding Space in the Diversity Debates by Carrie Liu Currier

“…The 2023 Supreme Court ruling striking down the use of affirmative action in admissions, the conservative backlash against Critical Race Theory, and the increase in racially targeted violence have slowed the momentum of DEI initiatives across the country. …”
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Beyond academia: a reflexive exploration of a professor’s journey from awareness to advocacy of the African American studies course curriculum by Lawrence Scott

“…Since that time, the course has been met with societal and legislative resistance, due to the ubiquity of anti-Critical Race Theory laws around the nation. This submission seeks to understand the lived experience of a university professor, who minored in History, taught Social Studies in predominantly Black and Brown communities, but discovered the vast absence of African American contributions in the high school and higher education curricula. …”
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"Do You Really See Us?":Black College Athlete Perceptions of Inclusion at DI Historically White Institutions by Shannon Jolly, Jepkorir Chepyator-Thomson

“…Thus, the current study explores the intersection of race, gender, and athletic identity in Black college athletes at DI Historically White Institutions (HWIs), perceptions of inclusion, and its influence on sense of belonging. Employing critical race theory, two focus groups and six semi-structured interviews that incorporated vignettes were conducted with six current Black athletes at DI HWIs in the Southeastern U.S. …”
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Teaching Black Lives Amidst Black Death by Robert P. Robinson

“…In this essay the author addresses the struggles of teaching a special topics course, Black Freedom Movement Education, in the midst of a global pandemic and Donald Trump’s proposed ban on anti-racist training and critical race theory. The educator framed the course under the conceptual lens of stealin’ the meetin’—a Black Antebellum practice of creating otherwise literacy practices under repressive circumstances. …”
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Diversity and Inclusion or Tokens? A Qualitative Study of Black Women Academic Nurse Leaders in the United States by Kechi Iheduru-Anderson, Florence O. Okoro, Shawana S. Moore

“…Our objective was to examine how race and gender influence how Black women academic nurse leaders’ function in their leadership positions, how they are perceived by their peers, and how their perception of race, gender, class, and power influences diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in the workplace. Critical race theory was used as a guiding theory, and the study design involved narrative inquiry followed by thematic analysis. …”
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“I’ve come too far, I’ve worked too hard”: Reinforcement of Support Structures Among Black Male Mathematics Students by Clarence L. Terry, Sr., Ebony O. McGee

“…In this paper, the authors focus on the importance of the “supports” associated with mathematically high-achieving Black high school students in urban high schools. Using Critical Race Theory (CRT) and narrative analysis, the authors report findings from semi-structured interviews of mathematically successful Black male students (n = 12) from four urban high schools. …”
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A new framework for creativity in social pedagogy by Kieron Hatton

“…It seeks to integrate these insights into wider debates around intersectionality, critical race theory, gender and social activism. It concludes by looking at questions social pedagogy should consider as we seek to develop our theory and practice. …”
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The Impact of White Supremacy on First-Generation Mixed-Race Identity in Post-Apartheid South Africa by Jody Metcalfe

“…This paper explores the constructions of white supremacy, specifically its role in shaping the perceptions of first-generation mixed-race identity in South Africa, through semi-structured, in-depth interviews. Through a critical race theory and an intersectional lens, this paper unpacks the personal, political, and social impact of white supremacist structures on the identity construction of first-generation mixed-race people in post-apartheid South Africa; specifically, societal- and self-perceptions of their identity within power structures with which they interact. …”
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Mentoring Experience for Career Advancement: The perspectives of Black Women Academic Nurse Leaders by Kechinyere C. Iheduru-Anderson, Rene Revis Shingles

“…The study aimed to examine how Black women academic nurse leaders perceive mentoring in academic nursing using critical race theory as the guiding framework and explore the crucial role of mentorship in promoting and advancing Black women academic nurse leaders. …”
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Unsettling the Hegemony of ‘Western’ Thinking: Critical Reflection on My Journey to Understanding Campesino-a-Campesino Pedagogy by Roseann Kerr

“…An interdisciplinary approach to analysis is used including scholars in critical race theory, TribalCrit, Indigenous education, decolonization theory, and post-development theory. …”
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Creating an Agenda for Black Birth Equity: Black Voices Matter

“…Methods: Guided by principles of critical race theory, we used content analysis to analyze the themes of the presentation made by five Black community members on a 2020 Juneteenth panel, a holiday celebrating the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States. …”
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Your Ways or Our Ways? Addressing Canadian Neo-Colonialism and Restorative Justice by Dean Young

“…This study of race-based access to restorative justice involves a critical examination of the origins of contemporary restorative justice through the application of Critical Race Theory. The phenomenon of over-representation of Indigenous persons in Canadian correctional institutions is considered in light of emphasis on reportedly Indigenous–based restorative practices in the Canadian criminal justice system. …”
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Black College Athletes’ Perceptions of Academic Success and the Role of Social Support by Akilah Carter-Francique, Algerian Hart, Astin Steward

“…Utilizing a qualitative approach, the authors conducted narrative interviews to capture the experiences of Black college athletes (n = 9) at a PWIHE in the southwest region of the United States. Critical race theory was employed to understand the social realities and academic experiences of racial minorities within the academic environment. …”
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