Let's Talk About Race: Minoritized Youth and Critical Race Pedagogy

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Abstract

This qualitative paper seeks to elevate critical race pedagogy (CRP), a curriculum aimed at strengthening the racial consciousness of young people. This teacher-researcher documents how students experience an out-of-school learning context, a teacher pipeline program with the aims of promoting the teaching profession among students of color, centered on the tenets of CRP. A curriculum focused on CRP allowed students to move toward an institutional analysis of racism, confront dominant narratives about America, interrogate the function of institutionalized racism in schools, and offer a space for youth to talk about race and racism in their lives. The author concludes with a critical self-reflection on the intricacies of moving from theory to practice with CRP as a teacher-researcher.

Author

• Van T Lac, The University of Texas - San Antonio