Keywords
Students of Color
COVID-19
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Abstract
This study was designed to explore the personhood affirming approaches Blackwomxn faculty incorporate in teaching and mentoring Students of Color and the impact of COVID-19 on their efforts. Using a Black feminist perspective, we centered the pedagogical practices of Blackwomxn faculty to examine their unique experiences and interactions with Students of Color. Their narratives reflect how Blackwomxn faculty contribute worldviews that challenge Eurocentric, patriarchal and heteronormative pedagogical practices and how their approaches to teaching and mentoring demonstrate what we label as contemporary anti-slavery rebel behavior.
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