"Good Niggers": The Struggle to Find Courage, Strength, and Confidence to Fight Internalized Racism and Internalized Dominance

In this article, the authors relate how they, as two Black, female graduate students and educators, discovered racial self-negation and internalized racial hatred within themselves. Through designing and facilitating a workshop exploring the word "nigger," they concluded that internalized...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Democracy & education 2008, Vol.17 (3), p.67
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Schlagworte:	African American Students African Americans Change Agents Cultural Influences Females Graduate Students Individual Development Language Usage Program Development Psychological Patterns Racial Bias Racial Discrimination Racial Identification Self Concept Self Evaluation (Individuals) Semantics Social Attitudes Social Influences Social Justice Whites Workshops
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