Black authenticity at PWIs

What is it about?

I examine the ways in which “authentic" black racial identity is constructed and experienced at PWIs, contrasting black PWI student experiences to black HBCU students to demonstrate that the social contexts provided by PWIs have significant impacts on how black authenticity is considered.

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Photo by Yingchou Han on Unsplash

Photo by Yingchou Han on Unsplash

Why is it important?

This work explores black identity from a perspective that assumes differences in the black experience, instead of assuming similarity based on race. It also explains the importance of social context.