'It's in [Their] Roots': A Critical Race Discourse Analysis of Media Accounts Depicting Black Hair Discrimination in K-12 School

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  • Author(s): Chaddrick D. James-Gallaway (ORCID Chaddrick D. James-Gallaway (ORCID 0000-0001-7485-7152); ArCasia D. James-Gallaway (ORCID ArCasia D. James-Gallaway (ORCID 0000-0002-7372-8954); Autumn A. Griffin (ORCID Autumn A. Griffin (ORCID 0000-0003-0177-801X)
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education. 2024 56(1):35-58.
  • Publication Date:
    2024
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: https://link.springer.com/
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      24
    • Education Level:
      Elementary Education
      Secondary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Critical Race Theory; Discourse Analysis; Racial Discrimination; Human Body; African American Students; Elementary School Students; Secondary School Students; News Reporting; Mass Media; Urban Areas; Metropolitan Areas; Student Experience; School Policy; Racism
    • Subject Terms:
      Texas; Louisiana; Florida; Massachusetts
    • Accession Number:
      10.1007/s11256-023-00674-5
    • ISSN:
      0042-0972
      1573-1960
    • Abstract:
      As many U.S. school administrators create policies around hair, many often neglect to consider racial differences, especially those pertaining to hair care and maintenance styles. News media outlets have recently highlighted the ways schools create and sustain racially biased policies and schooling environments, demonstrating the media's role in promoting awareness of schools' mistreatment of Black children. This study examines media reports that shed light on these dynamics, focusing on urban/metropolitan areas in Texas, Louisiana, Florida, and Massachusetts. We ask: What do news media accounts--explicitly and implicitly--reveal about Black children and their families' experiences with hair policies in K-12 schools? We take up critical race discourse analysis to examine selected news media accounts of four recent, high profile (i.e., viral) events of Black students' experiences with hair policies in K-12 U.S. schools. Analysis of our data revealed that Black students face undue discrimination due to schools' hair policies, and that they and their families reject antiBlack constructions of Black hair care practices and styles.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2024
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1416429