Unveiling Curriculum Shadows of Systemic Adversity among Black Youth: Pathways to Eliminate Anti-Black Macroaggressions in Schools
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Expansions in the Study of Adverse Childhood Experiences
3. Black Youth and Anti-Black Macroaggressions in Schools
3.1. Anti-Black Aggressions in Schools
Foundations of the Anti-Black Aggressions Model
3.2. Anti-Black Aggressions as an ACE and Pathway to Racial Trauma
3.3. Anti-Black Macroaggressions in Anti-DEI Legislation as an ACE
4. Implications for Researchers, Practitioners, and Policymakers
4.1. Researchers
4.2. Practitioners
4.3. Policy
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Haynes, J.D.; Caines, K.L. Unveiling Curriculum Shadows of Systemic Adversity among Black Youth: Pathways to Eliminate Anti-Black Macroaggressions in Schools. Soc. Sci. 2024, 13, 444. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13090444
Haynes JD, Caines KL. Unveiling Curriculum Shadows of Systemic Adversity among Black Youth: Pathways to Eliminate Anti-Black Macroaggressions in Schools. Social Sciences. 2024; 13(9):444. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13090444
Chicago/Turabian StyleHaynes, Jasmine D., and Khalilah Louis Caines. 2024. "Unveiling Curriculum Shadows of Systemic Adversity among Black Youth: Pathways to Eliminate Anti-Black Macroaggressions in Schools" Social Sciences 13, no. 9: 444. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13090444