Actions may speak louder than words, but in the age of social media, the opposite may be true. Since Tuesday, Stetson University College of Law has been under fire after a video of student making racially insensitive comments surfaced online. Although Stetson leaders announced on social media that they were aware of the “disturbing” posts…
A COVID-19 tem exercido um impacto devastador, e as comunidades negras em todo o mundo têm sido as mais afetadas pela pandemia. Mesmo que a extensão total do seu impacto ainda esteja para ser determinada, essas comunidades estão desproporcionalmente propensas a contraírem e perecerem em função da COVID-19, comparando-se com o restante da população. Tecemos considerações…
In the midst of popular messages that speak about the unconditional nature of love, to what extent might it also be true that “What love looks like, depends on what you look like?” After having spent several hours in labor, a black mother and father (first time parents) were overjoyed to welcome their new son…
A 2016 Pew report reported that 24 percent of Hispanics identify as Afro-Latinxs, but researchers know very little about the significance of Afro-Latinx identity and how it develops. Using survey data administered to 94 self-identified Afro-Latinxs and in-depth interviews with selected survey respondents, the authors examine the socialization experiences that shape their identity formation. The…
Despite advancements, there remains relatively little research about how researchers navigate their bodies and emotions in the context of field research. Perhaps because it represents a threat to ideas about objective or value-free research, qualitative researchers may receive the least amount of practical training about how their bodies and emotions matter in the field. The…
Musings on Toni Morrison’s God Help the Child By Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman When I read early publicity that Toni Morrison’s newest book, God Help the Child, was a novel written about a dark-skinned black woman who is brutalized by her mother because of her color, it struck a chord. It resonated with me because my first book, The Color…
