'I Didn't Know What Anti-Blackness Was Until I Got Here': The Unmet Needs of Black Students at Hispanic-Serving Institutions
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| Title: | 'I Didn't Know What Anti-Blackness Was Until I Got Here': The Unmet Needs of Black Students at Hispanic-Serving Institutions |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Pirtle, Whitney N. (ORCID |
| Source: | Urban Education. 2024 59(1):330-357. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 28 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | African American Students, College Students, Hispanic Americans, Minority Serving Institutions, Student Attitudes, Racism, School Personnel, Diversity (Faculty), White Teachers, Cultural Relevance, Peer Influence, College Environment |
| Geographic Terms: | California |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00420859211044948 |
| ISSN: | 0042-0859 1552-8340 |
| Abstract: | Amidst institutional reckonings with anti-blackness, minority-serving institutions (MSIs) are thought to be an intervention. But, how do Black students perceive being served at Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs)? Analyzing focus groups (n= 33), we find Black students perceived anti-blackness at an HSI from: overrepresentation of white personnel in power; lack of culturally attuned and financial support; racially hostile climate; and little solidarity from non-Black Latinx and other peers. We show that HSIs contend with anti-Black institutional embeddedness, too, and argue that the goals of HSIs to serve racially minoritized students will not be achieved unless they address institutional, organizational, and interpersonal anti-Blackness. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2023 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1402459 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Amidst institutional reckonings with anti-blackness, minority-serving institutions (MSIs) are thought to be an intervention. But, how do Black students perceive being served at Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs)? Analyzing focus groups (n= 33), we find Black students perceived anti-blackness at an HSI from: overrepresentation of white personnel in power; lack of culturally attuned and financial support; racially hostile climate; and little solidarity from non-Black Latinx and other peers. We show that HSIs contend with anti-Black institutional embeddedness, too, and argue that the goals of HSIs to serve racially minoritized students will not be achieved unless they address institutional, organizational, and interpersonal anti-Blackness. |
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| ISSN: | 0042-0859 1552-8340 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00420859211044948 |
