Antiracist School-Based Intervention Impacts on Student and Teacher Critical Race Consciousness

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Abstract

Antiracist education is a highly politicized and contested issue in the U.S., but research regarding the outcomes of school-based antiracist efforts are limited. This qualitative study with high school students (n = 15) and teachers (n = 7) examined impacts of a school-wide antiracist intervention on students’ and teachers’ critical race consciousness (CRC), which includes beliefs, feelings, and actions that challenge racism. Semi-structured, individual interviews revealed how the antiracist intervention, which involved reading and discussing the book Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Dr. Ibram. X Kendi, engaged students and teachers in racism analysis, racial reflexivity, and antiracist actions. Implications for antiracist programming are discussed.

Authors

• Jacqueline Cerda-Smith, North Carolina State University

• Caroline Grant, North Carolina State University

• Kelly Lynn Mulvey, North Carolina State University