Mentor
Malik Henfield
Participation year
2013
Project title

Black female middle school students’ perceptions of racial microaggressions: a qualitative study

Abstract

Previous research has found that African Americans continue to experience explicit forms of racism in their daily lives. In addition, it has also been determined that black males have been subjected to extreme prejudices due to sub-conscience racially biased attitudes held by members of other races. However, very little research has explored subtle racism amongst black students in K-12 educational settings. This qualitative study explored the interactions of black female middle school students and their perceptions of experiences with racial microaggressions. Preliminary analysis of the data suggests that black female adolescents were aware of and affected by various forms of racial microaggressions in multiple ways. "

Justin Roberson
Education
University of Iowa