Racelighting Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in Education: A Framework of Common Resistive Actions

• In Event: My Voice, My Liberation: Critical Methodological Approaches and Frameworks

Abstract

In this paper, we articulate a theoretical model of racist messages and microaggressions that may serve to foster racelighting among BIPOC. This framework is key for understanding the myriad of ways racelighting can be experienced in both active and passive forms. These actions resist accountability for racism and racist behaviors in five primary ways: (a) a denial of racism, (b) reverse causality, (c) claims of reverse racism, (d) avoidance of accountability, and (e) public declarations of incompetence.

Authors

• J. Luke Wood, California State University - Sacramento
  Presenting Author

• Frank Harris, San Diego State University
  Non-Presenting Author