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Black Movement in White Spaces: How Youth Online Protests Challenge ‘No-Excuses’ Charter Practices
Race, Africana Communication, and Criminal Justice Reform: A Reflexive and Intersectional Analysis of Adaptive Vitality
  • Matthew McCluskey, University of Vermont
  • Madhu Narayanan, Portland State University
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
1-1-2024
Subjects
  • African Americans -- Civil rights,
  • Protest movements,
  • Race discrimination,
  • Social media,
  • Critical race theory
Abstract

After the murder of George Floyd, dozens of social media accounts arose describing the lived experience of being Black at various educational institutions. One subset of accounts emerged on Instagram from no-excuses Charter Management Organizations (CMOs). Accounts such as @blackatuncommon and @survivors_of_successacademy created a fascinating form of digital protest in which students expressed anger and frustration with their charter school experience. Using discourse analysis and content analysis, this chapter analyzes the primary content patterns of such protests. Grounded in Social Movement Theory and Critical Race Theory, we argue that these social media protests express a rarely heard counter-narrative that gives voice to student perspectives on racism in schools and the urgent need for change.

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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/41825
Citation Information
McCluskey, M.S. & Narayanan, M. (2024) “Black Movement in White Spaces: How Youth Online Protests Challenge ‘No-Excuses’ Charter Practices.” in Johnson, D.D., Lovett, M.D., & Lipschultz, J.H. (Eds). Race, Africana Communication, and Criminal Justice Reform: A Reflexive and Intersectional Analysis of Adaptive Vitality (pp. 41-64). Lexington Books.