Racial Literacy, George Floyd, and the Twin Cities: Seeing Race through the Longitudinal Perspectives of Mixed Heritage Alums
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| Title: | Racial Literacy, George Floyd, and the Twin Cities: Seeing Race through the Longitudinal Perspectives of Mixed Heritage Alums |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Orkideh Mohajeri (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. 2026 19(3):296-308. |
| Availability: | American Psychological Association. Journals Department, 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002. Tel: 800-374-2721; Tel: 202-336-5510; Fax: 202-336-5502; e-mail: order@apa.org; Web site: http://www.apa.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 13 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Longitudinal Studies, Alumni, College Students, Race, Racism, Multiracial Persons, Social Justice, Multiple Literacies, Social Action, Local Issues, Racial Relations, Social Influences |
| Geographic Terms: | Minnesota (Saint Paul), Minnesota (Minneapolis) |
| DOI: | 10.1037/dhe0000660 |
| ISSN: | 1938-8926 1938-8934 |
| Abstract: | There are limited longitudinal studies of racial literacy development and even fewer that focus on mixed heritage students and their ongoing awareness of racial issues and identity development. This article uses longitudinal interview data from 12 university alums who lived in the Twin Cities metropolitan area in the Spring 2020, when George Floyd was murdered and a vast racial uprising ensued. Participants' analysis of race relations came from their emerging racial literacy developed during college and graduate studies, which, combined with geographic proximity, allowed them to have more nuanced and critical views of Floyd's murder and subsequent turmoil. Findings further illustrate how mixed heritage alums continued navigating nuanced racial categories while applying their emergent racial literacy to their local context (i.e., family and region). Implications for further engagement of mixed heritage students and alums are also provided. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1507854 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | There are limited longitudinal studies of racial literacy development and even fewer that focus on mixed heritage students and their ongoing awareness of racial issues and identity development. This article uses longitudinal interview data from 12 university alums who lived in the Twin Cities metropolitan area in the Spring 2020, when George Floyd was murdered and a vast racial uprising ensued. Participants' analysis of race relations came from their emerging racial literacy developed during college and graduate studies, which, combined with geographic proximity, allowed them to have more nuanced and critical views of Floyd's murder and subsequent turmoil. Findings further illustrate how mixed heritage alums continued navigating nuanced racial categories while applying their emergent racial literacy to their local context (i.e., family and region). Implications for further engagement of mixed heritage students and alums are also provided. |
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| ISSN: | 1938-8926 1938-8934 |
| DOI: | 10.1037/dhe0000660 |
