Black Lives Matter! Adolescent Research Incrementally Dismantles Racism and Systems of Oppression. (21st February 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Witherspoon, Dawn P.; Wray‐Lake, Laura; Halgunseth, Linda C.
• Other Names: Witherspoon Dawn guestEditor.; Halgunseth Linda guestEditor.; Wray‐Lake Laura guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Journal of research on adolescence. Volume 32:Number 1(2022)
• Page Start: 4
• Page End: 12
• Publication Date: 2022-02-21
• Subjects: Black youth/adolescents -- racism -- discrimination -- intersectionality -- ethnic‐racial socialization -- ethnic‐racial identity -- systemic oppression; Adolescence -- Periodicals; 155.5
• DOI: 10.1111/jora.12736
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1050-8392

Abstract

Abstract : This Black Lives Matter ! Special Issue uses diverse methods to examine how multiple systems of oppression at different levels (individual, institutional, and structural) affect Black youth. Through an intersectionality lens, scholars examine how gender, sexual orientation, skin tone, and socioeconomic status create unique experiences for Black youth. Collectively, the 17 papers address the sweeping impact of racism and other systems of oppression on Black youth by examining structural factors (e.g., policing), interpersonal experiences (e.g., teacher–student), and developmental processes (e.g., socialization). Commentaries provide a historical view and future perspective to contextualize how far we have come and how much farther we need to go in our quest to combat racism and other systems of oppression and improve the lives of Black adolescents.