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Blackademic en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of Black + academic.

Meanings

1. (informal) A black academic.
   • Next, the first part, Black Lives Matter: Research and Reflections, is a collection of writings about the #BlackLivesMatter movement, digital activism, education, race-based stereotypes, and the personal experiences and stories of Blackademics. 2022, Sarah Jane Blithe, Janell C. Bauer, “Introduction”, in Sarah Jane Blithe, Janell C. Bauer, editors, Badass Feminist Politics: Exploring Radical Edges of Feminist Theory, Communication, and Activism, New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, →ISBN, page 8:
   • Female “Blackademics” and Presentation of Self in the Academy: Managing Role Stressors, Navigating Roadblocks, and Managing Impressions Along Career Trajectories 2022, Jennifer T. Butcher, editor, Black Female Leaders in Academia: Eliminating the Glass Ceiling With Efficacy, Exuberance, and Excellence: Eliminating the Glass Ceiling With Efficacy, Exuberance, and Excellence (Advances in Educational Marketing, Administration, and Leadership), IGI Global, →ISBN, page 73:
   • We all have pursued successful careers and are active as academics/aka “Blackademics” (scholars and researchers), musicians (performers, composers and arrangers), media personalities, writers, and teachers, often functioning in more than one of these capacities. 2010, Leonard L. Brown, “Preface”, in Leonard L. Brown, editor, John Coltrane and Black America’s Quest for Freedom: Spirituality and the Music, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page ix:
   • In the next section I will discuss my experiences being a Blackademic at a historically white institution in the Sociology department. 2020, Chaddrick James-Gallaway, “[Scratching and Surviving: Critical Race Theory and Being a “Blackademic” in the Academy] Stressing Racism’s Permanence Despite Programmatic Resistance, Chaddrick’s Story”, in Vernon Lee Farmer, Evelyn Shepherd W. Farmer, editors, Critical Race Theory in the Academy, Charlotte, N.C.: Information Age Publishing, Inc., →ISBN, page 346:

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