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3 generations of Black Philadelphia students report persistent anti-Black attitudes in schools
Over 45 Black students aged 14 to 95 detail low expectations, harsher discipline, and curricular sanitization as persistent anti-Black bias in Philadelphia public schools.
- A multi-generational study of Philadelphia public schools found over 45 Black students, ages 14–95, report persistent anti-Black attitudes across generations.
- Rooted in long-standing patterns, U.S. public schools remain no more integrated than just after Brown v. Board of Education, reflecting persistent segregation nationally.
- Several interviewees described classroom encounters where current students reported white teachers using racial epithets and a fourth-grade candy-jar incident led to suspensions despite students' innocence.
- Students reported immediate effects on confidence and prospects, saying schools stripped self-belief and subjected them to harsher discipline linked to the school-to-prison pipeline, while Black communities in Philadelphia created Black-affirming spaces.
- The study also highlights sites of affirmation and pride, with former and current students describing resilience, as republished by The Conversation, emphasizing Black pride in schooling.
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3 generations of Black Philadelphia students report persistent anti-Black attitudes in schools
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