From Plantation to Partnership Politics: Being Black in the Academy

Authors

Valarie Greene King Ph.D., Director, Office of Diversity Initiatives, University of Central Florida
Rebekah McCloud Ed.D., Assistant Director, Office of Diversity Initiatives, University of Central Florida
Diana Mitchell, Training Specialist, Office of Diversity Initiatives, University of Central Florida

Date of this Version

October 2001

Abstract

This session examines the lingering impact of systems of domination and oppression on black faculty and staff on predominantly white campuses. It highlights ways these forces continue to stifle and impede the efforts by blacks to build meaningful and supportive alliances. Interactive and multi-media approaches are used to underscore practices for critical affirmation, self-recovery, intra-group partnerships and multi-cultural community building.