"“Just holding that space”: Using Culturally Relevant Pedagogy to Creat" by Nicholas B. Lacy, Yea-Wen Chen et al.
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Abstract

Black college students continue to face the specter of anti-Blackness which creates additional barriers to success and flourishing in higher education. This study investigates how instructors in higher education can provide racial equity to Black students in AANAPISI/HSI classrooms through counterspaces. We use culturally relevant pedagogy to investigate the experiences of 21 Black college students at an AANAPISI/HSI to understand better how higher education instructors can utilize counterspaces, places where Black college students can challenge dominant discourses and create a collegial learning environment. We identified three counterspace themes: (1) Mitigate Eurocentric Pedagogy, (2) Employ Black and Critical Scholarship, and (3) Foster Black Excellence Zones. Implications provide educators with ways to enact meaningful support both academically and socially to Black-identifying students in college classrooms.

DOI

10.31446/JCP.2024.1.02

Author ORCID Identifier

Nicholas B. Lacy: 0000-0003-2199-9370

Yea-Wen Chen: 0000-0001-7771-9871

Damariyé L. Smith: 0000-0003-2179-4017

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