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African American Women In Higher Education: Issues And Support Strategies, Cynthia C. Bartman
African American Women In Higher Education: Issues And Support Strategies, Cynthia C. Bartman
College Student Affairs Leadership
In recent years, the college graduation rates of African American women, a historically marginalized group, have increased. However, their graduation rates continue to lag behind those of White women, among other racial/ethnic groups. This paper reviews the related literature and identifies four major issues impacting the college graduation rates of African American women. Additionally, intervention strategies are suggested.
Making Meaning: Identity Development Of Black Undergraduate Women, Christa J. Porter, Laura A. Dean
Making Meaning: Identity Development Of Black Undergraduate Women, Christa J. Porter, Laura A. Dean
Dr. Christa J Porter
Performing Radical Black Womanhood: Black Women Artists As Critical Public Pedagogues, Nicole April Carter
Performing Radical Black Womanhood: Black Women Artists As Critical Public Pedagogues, Nicole April Carter
Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
This project draws from research on critical public pedagogy to explore the pedagogical experiences of Black women artists and performers from Detroit, Michigan, using qualitative methodological components from autoethnography, ethnography, phenomenology, and art-based inquiry. The researcher used criterion sampling in order to select six of the women who were part of this project. The researcher attempts to explore how Black women counter stereotypical representations of Black womanhood, the role that art and performance play in maintaining or countering those representations, as well as how artistic endeavors transform the social, cultural, and political experiences of Black women. The findings demonstrate that …