Black voices from the ivory tower
With the hashtag #BlackInTheIvory, thousands of academics on Twitter have shared ways in which they have personally faced prejudice in science because of their identity. Communications researchers Joy Melody Woods and Shardé M. Davis, who created the hashtag, tell The Chronicle of Higher Education that they were fed up with university statements in support of Black Lives Matter that weren’t backed up by concrete action.
“Systemic racism has been with us, but unfortunately, white academics have not given it the weight and attention that it deserves. Because in order for them to recognize systemic racism, they also have to recognize their white privilege, which has propelled their careers in ways that are not based upon merit,” says Davis. “That’s uncomfortable, but the beautiful thing about this moment is that white folks are being forced to face it. They cannot turn their heads away.”
The Chronicle of Higher Education | 6 min read
“Systemic racism has been with us, but unfortunately, white academics have not given it the weight and attention that it deserves. Because in order for them to recognize systemic racism, they also have to recognize their white privilege, which has propelled their careers in ways that are not based upon merit,” says Davis. “That’s uncomfortable, but the beautiful thing about this moment is that white folks are being forced to face it. They cannot turn their heads away.”
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