Marxist Materialism and Critical Race Theory: A Comparative Analysis of Media and Cultural Influence on the Formation of Stereotypes and Proliferation of Police Brutality against Black Men

This narrative qualitative research study investigates aspects of the life journey of Black male adults in the urban context, Scarborough, Ontario through a Critical Race Theory (CRT) Perspective. Four Black male adults who lived in Scarborough as teenagers with previous incarceration were interviewed. Using the counter-storytelling method through CRT, these Black men discussed their experiences with incarceration, school, life in Scarborough as Black males and displaced anger and mental health issues. This data was analyzed using Composite Narrative analysis. The narratives of these young men affirm that their experiences, including those associated with racism and lateral violence, from their school and family settings to the streets in Scarborough, confused their masculinity, affected mental health experiences, and contributed to suppressed anger which displaced in aggressive or violent ways. These men’s stories also confirm that being incarcerated further exacerbated this displaced anger phenomenon, especially surrounding masculinity and certain mental health concerns and did contribute to feelings of hopelessness when trying to reintegrate back into Scarborough following their release.

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They don’t really care about us: the stories of previously Incarcerated black men in Scarborough and their experiences with displaced anger through a critical race theory perspective

10.32920/ryerson.14665239 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

David J. Grant

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Critical Race Theory ◽

Black Men ◽

Narrative Analysis ◽

Black Male ◽

Critical Race ◽

Urban Context ◽

School Life ◽

Race Theory ◽

Life Journey

This narrative qualitative research study investigates aspects of the life journey of Black male adults in the urban context, Scarborough, Ontario through a Critical Race Theory (CRT) Perspective. Four Black male adults who lived in Scarborough as teenagers with previous incarceration were interviewed. Using the counter-storytelling method through CRT, these Black men discussed their experiences with incarceration, school, life in Scarborough as Black males and displaced anger and mental health issues. This data was analyzed using Composite Narrative analysis. The narratives of these young men affirm that their experiences, including those associated with racism and lateral violence, from their school and family settings to the streets in Scarborough, confused their masculinity, affected mental health experiences, and contributed to suppressed anger which displaced in aggressive or violent ways. These men’s stories also confirm that being incarcerated further exacerbated this displaced anger phenomenon, especially surrounding masculinity and certain mental health concerns and did contribute to feelings of hopelessness when trying to reintegrate back into Scarborough following their release.

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Critical Race Theory and the Perspectives of Black Men Teachers in the Los Angeles Public Schools

Equity & Excellence in Education ◽

10.1080/713845287 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 35 (2) ◽

pp. 119-130 ◽

Cited By ~ 59

Author(s):

Marvin Lynn

Keyword(s):

Public Schools ◽

Los Angeles ◽

Critical Race Theory ◽

Black Men ◽

Critical Race ◽

Men Teachers ◽

Race Theory

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Digital Contemplative Community in Pandemic Times

Networking Knowledge: Journal of the MeCCSA Postgraduate Network ◽

10.31165/nk.2021.141.639 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 94-97

Author(s):

Lisette E. Torres

Keyword(s):

Critical Race Theory ◽

Police Brutality ◽

Critical Race Studies ◽

Critical Race ◽

Race Theory ◽

Theoretical Frameworks ◽

Digital Space ◽

Communities Of Color ◽

Computer Mediated ◽

Virtual Meetings

In this collage, I reflect on my Radical Dharma community gatherings and examine how they are helping me to (re)imagine community and connection during pandemic times. Using the theoretical frameworks of Critical Race Theory (CRT) (Delgado & Stefancic, 2001) and Dis/ability Critical Race Studies (DisCrit) (Annamma, Connor, & Ferri, 2013), I explore through my artwork the following questions: How is COVID-19 changing the way I, as a disabled Latina mother-scholar, relate to others in person and over digital space? Is physical distancing creating more social isolation and separation? Or is it paradoxically making me more attune to the pain, needs, and wants of my fellow beings on this planet? How does this ultimately impact my scholarship? Through the use of meditation, journaling, and reflecting on our virtual meetings, I tried to express within the collage our coming to terms with change and grief within the context of the pandemic and the current Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests on police brutality. I argue that we are in the midst of creating a virtual fugitive space (Stovall, 2015), where we can (re)imagine what community can look like post-pandemic through embodied contemplative practice and collective care (Piepzna-Samarasinha, 2018). We are using computer-mediated technology (e.g., Zoom, Slack, Teamwork Projects) to not only work on community mending (Ortiz, 2018) for communities of color, but also their (and our) liberation.

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