Unveiling Curriculum Shadows of Systemic Adversity among Black Youth: Pathways to Eliminate Anti-Black Macroaggressions in Schools

Jasmine D. Haynes () and Khalilah Louis Caines
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Jasmine D. Haynes: Department of Sociology, Anthropology, & Social Work, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
Khalilah Louis Caines: College of Health Professions, Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, FL 33574, USA

Social Sciences, 2024, vol. 13, issue 9, 1-12

Abstract: This conceptual review paper critiques the conventional conceptualization of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and its failure to recognize anti-Black aggressions as an ACE. The purpose of this conceptual review is to expand our understanding of ACEs and posit that curriculum violence, a form of anti-Black aggressions, manifests as an ACE for Black youth in schools. Using the anti-Black aggressions model, we illustrate how curriculum violence, perpetuated by educational policies, serves as a form of anti-Black aggression. We specifically examine recent anti-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) education legislation as an anti-Black macroaggression and a systemic ACE. Additionally, we assert that anti-DEI education legislation can present as a risk factor for racial trauma among Black youth if not explicitly acknowledged by all stakeholders. Finally, we propose pathways to eliminate this anti-Black macroaggression in schools, emphasizing the need for systemic changes to address this form of adversity and racial trauma.

Keywords: adverse childhood experiences; anti-black racism; anti-black aggressions; education policy; curriculum violence; racial trauma; racial equity; black youth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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