Dashikis and Democracy: Black Studies, Student Activism, and the Black Power Movement

<em>Black Student Leaders Practicing Resistance in the Midst of Chaos: Applying Transgenerational Activist Knowledge to Navigate a Predominantly White Institution</em>

“…In these organizations Black student leaders become socially responsible, develop leadership identities, create counterstories that dismantle majoritarian narratives, navigate varied sources of racism, and practice varied forms of activism (Dugan, 2006;Komives et al, 2005;Lichtenstein et al, 2014;Morris, 1981;Robinson-Wood, 2009;Sawyer III & Palmer, 2014). Historically, these displays of activism by Black student leaders are a direct response to unwelcoming or hostile campus racial climates at PWIs (Fleming, 1984;Joseph, 2003;Rosenthal, 1975). Recent renderings of activism involve dismantling structures of oppression at the intersection of issues such as sexual assault and hatred against Black, lesbian, and transgender women (Krause et al, 2017;Renn, 2007).…”

Stephen Biko’s Philosophy and Its Pedagogical Implications in South Africa

“…In fact, Joseph (2003) refers to Fanon as a man who was viewed as a future icon of the Black Power movement in its early stages. The Black Power movement in America espoused the politics of liberation of the Black people.…”

Student activism, diversity, and the struggle for a just society.

“…The BPP also played a critical role in shaping university curricula, getting involved in promoting the Black Student Union (BSU) movement and the development of Black Studies programs (Biondi, 2012;Joseph, 2003;Rojas, 2007). This was the case at San Francisco State College (SFSC), now San Francisco State University, in the late 1960s, when the BPP and SNCC supported the efforts of student activists such as SFSC's BSU leader Jimmy Garrett.…”