Reclaiming Narratives: Confronting the Erasure of Black Knowledge Systems

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This session compiles seven papers from three distinct African diasporic perspectives, grounded in the experiences of seven Black scholars from the U.S., Cape Verde, and Brazil. The purpose is to explore the participation of Black scholars in academia and to develop strategies to challenge centuries of knowledge erasure caused by colonialism, capitalism, and white supremacy. The session critically examines the concept of nation-states and state apparatuses to understand better how race and anti-Blackness intersect with social factors such as racism, class, gender, and sexuality. This scholarly dialogue continues the international community-building efforts among scholars from the U.S., Cape Verde, and Brazil, aiming to strengthen the scholarship and amplify voices advocating for dismantling white supremacy in academic environments.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Decolonial, Postcolonial, and Anti-Colonial Studies in Education

Chair

• Bodunrin O. Banwo, University of Massachusetts - Boston

Participant

• Mirtes Santos, Universidade de Cabo Verde

Papers

• Ethnic Educational Leaders as beacons of culturally responsive leadership: Lessons for mainstream school leaders - Bodunrin O. Banwo, University of Massachusetts - Boston

• "Reimagining Améfrica Ladina: Afro-Diasporic and Indigenous Solidarity in Post-Colonial Education and Racial Justice - Washington Galvao, University of Minnesota

• (diss)Affirming Actions in Higher Education: A Comparative Analysis between Brazil and the United States - Washington Galvao, University of Minnesota; Eliane Quintiliano Nascimento, University of Texas at Austin

• The Partnership Between The Black Student Organizations And Public Schools To Combat Racism - Eliane Quintiliano Nascimento, University of Texas at Austin

Discussant

• Gisseila A. F. Garcia, Universidade de Cabo Verde