Blackademics as prophetic witnesses and the continuing struggle for racial justice in higher education

This multidisciplinary paper illuminates white supremacist ideologies that serve to disenfranchise critical Black scholars in the U.S. academy. We situate the work of what we describe as the 'Blackademic' within the theological tradition of the prophetic witness. The conceptualization of c...

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Published in:Race, ethnicity and education ethnicity and education, 2025-01, Vol.28 (1), p.1-18
Main Authors: James-Gallaway, Chaddrick, Dixson, Adrienne D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
anti Blackness
Black people
Black theology
Blackness
Critical Race Theory
Disenfranchisement
Higher education
Interdisciplinary aspects
Neoliberalism
Professional training
Racial justice
Racism
Social justice
White supremacy
Witnesses
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Summary:This multidisciplinary paper illuminates white supremacist ideologies that serve to disenfranchise critical Black scholars in the U.S. academy. We situate the work of what we describe as the 'Blackademic' within the theological tradition of the prophetic witness. The conceptualization of critical Black scholars as a prophetic witness illuminates how they traverse the increasingly neo-liberal academy while they also navigate anti-Black white supremacist racism in higher education. This paper seeks to identify practical crossroads between the study of the experiences of Black scholars in academia and Blackademics (e.g. critical Black scholars). This paper also extends our previous emergent theoretical understanding of the actions of Blackademics.
ISSN:1361-3324
1470-109X
DOI:10.1080/13613324.2024.2419137