Citation

Welton AD, Harris TO. Educ. Policy 2022; 36(1): 57-99.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/08959048211059728

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Youth social movements for racial justice, especially against police violence, are on the rise. And this broader policy landscape is reflective of how youth are addressing racism in policing in their local context. Therefore, by drawing upon scholarship related to Black Radicalism, activism, and social movements, this study examines how youth of color activists are fighting against the overpolicing of their schools and communities in two specific contexts: Wake County, North Carolina and Chicago, Illinois. This study demonstrates how context shapes youth of color social movement building, that youth are strategic in how they employ activism, and ultimately adults can either impede or help advance youth's demands for justice.

Keywords: Social transition; Juvenile justice

Language: en

Keywords

Activism; African American Students; African Americans; Correctional Institutions; Discipline Policy; Educational History; Elementary Secondary Education; Epistemology; Minority Groups; Police; Police Community Relationship; Police School Relationship; Racial Bias; School Policy; School Safety; Social Change; Social Justice; Social Media; Stereotypes; Student Leadership; Violence; Youth