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- Title
Antecedents of College Campus Protests Nationwide: Exploring Black Student Activists' Demands.
- Authors
Ndemanu, Michael T.
- Abstract
In the wake of campus unrests provoked by conscious and subconscious racist acts undergirded by institutional racism, the author of this article explores the root causes of the incidents and the protests. The demands of Black student activists in 73 universities are analyzed. The most recurrent demands in the 73 universities are ranked by order of frequency as follow: 55 want an increase in faculty of color, 49 want diversity training for faculty and staff, 44 want an increase in students of color, 44 want a required racial/social justice course for all students.
- Subjects
UNITED States; AFRICAN American students; COLLEGE campuses; PUBLIC demonstrations; INSTITUTIONAL racism; STANDARDIZED tests; RACISM in higher education; PEOPLE of color; TWENTY-first century; POLITICAL participation; AFRICAN American social conditions
- Publication
Journal of Negro Education, 2017, Vol 86, Issue 3, p238
- ISSN
0022-2984
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7709/jnegroeducation.86.3.0238