Book contents
- Young Black Changemakers and the Road to Racial Justice
- Contemporary Social Issues
- Young Black Changemakers and the Road to Racial Justice
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Tables
- Contributors
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Civic Actions with a Purpose
- 3 Changemaking in Non-Black School Spaces
- 4 Identity and Changemaking
- 5 Launching Points
- 6 Families and Young Black Changemaking
- 7 Organizations and Black Youth Agency
- 8 Summer 2020
- 9 Freedom Dreaming
- Book part
- References
- Index
1 - Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 February 2024
- Young Black Changemakers and the Road to Racial Justice
- Contemporary Social Issues
- Young Black Changemakers and the Road to Racial Justice
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Tables
- Contributors
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Civic Actions with a Purpose
- 3 Changemaking in Non-Black School Spaces
- 4 Identity and Changemaking
- 5 Launching Points
- 6 Families and Young Black Changemaking
- 7 Organizations and Black Youth Agency
- 8 Summer 2020
- 9 Freedom Dreaming
- Book part
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter introduces young Black changemaking. Black youth face racism at interpersonal, cultural, and institutional levels. Young Black changemakers take civic actions to resist racism. Our work brings a fresh, contemporary look at young Black changemaking that is drawn from youth’s own voices and relevant to the current times. The research study is set in Los Angeles, a city with a long history of anti-Black racism and resistance, and coincided with summer 2020, a time of racialized police violence and uprising. Sociopolitical development theory is an important foundation for understanding young Black changemaking. We end the chapter with the 10 main ideas found in the book.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024