Poster #2 - Black Girls, White Privilege, and Schooling: What School Leaders Should Know

• In Event: 79.052 - MTCC Poster Session 19
  In Poster Session: 79.052-1 - Division A Section 1 Posters: Leadership in a Modicum of Contexts

Abstract

Historically, Black girls were either a subset of the data aimed at Black boys or indistinguishable in studies focused on the school-based narratives of girls (Lightfoot, 1976). In the latter instances, the term ‘girls’ was monolithic and the salience of race, the role of femininity, and the potency of privilege remain unexamined.The purpose of this study was to investigate the schooling experiences of Black girls who attended New York City’s public schools for AY 2012 – 2016 and to apply a Critical Race Theory analysis to empirical findings. It concludes with specific recommendations for school leaders that are intended to encourage conversations, strategies, and solutions to improve the schooling experiences and life chances of Black girls.

Author

• Terri Nicol Watson, City College of New York - CUNY