Remember the titans: The lived curriculum of Black physical education teacher education scholars in the U.S.

Achieving Authentic Diversity: Addressing African American Faculty Misrepresentation in Kinesiology Programs

“…As a graduate of the Dudley Sargeant's Summer School, the preeminent training program for Physical Educators at the time, she used the training to revolutionize how Physical Education is delivered, especially within Black schools. She made contributions to the Physical Education curriculum by using various games, dances, and activities that met the interests of the students, which was radical when compared to the rigid curriculum used in Physical Education in her era (Clark et al, 2020). This curricular change was important due to its ability to allow students to learn skills, knowledge and attitudes that could be applicable to all areas of a person's life, which was a novel idea in this era of education (Coursey, 1974).…”

“…Henderson was also actively involved with his local NAACP Chapter and local organizations such as the Citizen's Committee Against Segregation in Recreation (CASR) that fought to end racial discrimination in recreation facilities in the nation's capital (Wiggins, 1999). Henderson's literary contributions to Kinesiology sought to debunk the prevailing thought that is credited as being a predecessor for the Sports Education curricular model (Clark et al, 2020). African Americans were biologically superior in athletics and purported that sport can be used to address the racial division that exists in America.…”

“…African Americans were biologically superior in athletics and purported that sport can be used to address the racial division that exists in America. He also made scholarly contributions by publishing a comprehensive history of Black athletes in 1939 and was the first certified Black physical educator in the country (Clark et al, 2020). Lavonia Allison's impact on Kinesiology was at the institutional level, but significant, nonetheless.…”

“…Lavonia Allison's impact on Kinesiology was at the institutional level, but significant, nonetheless. Allison served as a faculty member at North Carolina Central University from 1960-1974 and created major clubs that could help provide students with access to professional resources and the development of networks within Kinesiology (Clark et al, 2020). The development of major clubs set the stage to encourage student involvement in NC-AAPHERD (currently known as NC SHAPE) in 1962; this was particularly important during her tenure, as the state-level organization was segregated.…”

Students’ perspectives on racism and anti-racism in physical education: a systematic review

“…CRT is successfully adapted to find use in education ( Taylor et al, 2022 ) pointing out that power relations within social systems are maintained through the construction of race and racism in society and institutions such as schools ( Sleeter, 2016 ). Also, in PE and Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) scholars strive to challenge successfully white supremacy, race and racism utilizing CRT ( Clark et al, 2019 ; Blackshear, 2020 , 2022 ; Clark, 2020 ). Even if this article reports on positive stereotypes in the context of experiences of racism, the understanding is, nonetheless, that there is no such thing as positive racism but rather that racism is always considered negative.…”