CERRU's AntiBlackness in the Academy Stories of Joy and Pain

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Before the invention of western talk therapy, people from the global south had a deep tradition of storytelling through griots and story circles. We honor the Black ancestral tradition of storytelling by offering a space for testimony and story. Stories are powerful reminders that we are not alone - in joy or pain. Please consider sharing one of the following:

1. Please share a story where your dignity/ existence as a Black person was compromised unfairly by a university you are in relationship with. In other words share an instance where you experienced Antiblackness at your university or because of your university?

2. Please share a story where your dignity/existence was honored, celebrated, or protected by a university or person affiliated with a university. In other words share an instance where you experienced a space that was welcoming to you in your Blackness or went out of their way to support you dealing with antiblackness?

These stories will be shared anonymously during the conference.

Terms:

AntiBlack Racism: Is a racialized capitalist system that for 400 years and counting deprives Black people of rights and privileges for safety, wellness, financial security and beyond.

The term ‘Anti-Black Racism’ was first expressed by Dr. Akua Benjamin, a Ryerson Social Work Professor. It seeks to highlight the unique nature of systemic racism on Black people and the history as well as experiences of slavery and colonization of people of Black-African descent.

Dignity: The state of being WORTHY OF RESPECT.

Which title below best accurately describes you? *

Student

Faculty

Staff

Community Member

Other:

What university did this happen at? *

How do you identify racially? *

How do you identify ethnically (Black American, African, Caribbean, Afro-Latine/Latino/Latina, )?

Do you mind if we share this within our conference? *

Yes, you can share

No, please don't share

Yes, you can share at the conference and on social media

Yes, you can share at the conference no don't share on social media

Other:

Check all the ways people honored your dignity (which is often the status quo for white counterparts)

Giving a concession/extension/grace for Black student, faculty, staff who communicates an emergent issue

Publicly affirming a Black person's experience of harm at a meeting, class, etc.

A professor/administrator/staff/student addressing something that is happening that is Antiblack and centering the needs of those impacted in the response

Making/experiencing a course curriculum that centers Black people in their full humanity

Correcting the mispronunciation of a non-white name on behalf of someone else so they didn't have to

Having more than 1 Black professor/student

Advocating publicly for a Black centered program

Enjoying a well organized Black Event that the university put on that made you feel pride.

Issuing a formal complaint through the complaint system and having it adequately address the harm experienced.

Making space for Black people to just be... to not experience double consciousness

Having Black Centered and Led Programing all throughout the year not just during Black History Month

Fully funding a Black-centered program/staff

Recieving a Black centered scholarship or research grant that didn't make you need to jump through a lot of hoops

Centering Blackness such as the naming of building, curriculum integration, etc

Eliminating/Addressing/Outing your salary to increase transparency on pay disparity between Black staff/faculty and their non-black counterparts.

Having Black-centered clubs fully funded

Other:

Check all the ways antiblack racism came up in your experience

A professor/administrator/student negatively saying something that relates to your race

Making Black students/staff/faculty have to do extra steps in a program/process to access the same goods/services as their white counterparts

A professor or staff mispronouncing your name after correction

Treating a student negatively because of their race and another identity such as gender, sexuality, disability, income, religion etc.

Making no concessions for Black students, faculty, staff who communicate issues of death, illness, lost wages

Issuing a formal complaint through the complaint system or through the student advocate and getting no follow up about consequences.

A professor/administrator/staff not addressing something that is happening that is antiBlack

Never having any professors/advisors that look like you

Centering whiteness such as the naming of building, white professional culture, and histories exclusively in the curriculum and qc generally.

Not allowing Black students/faculty/staff to wear their hair/clothing in culturally affirming ways

Pay differences between Black staff and faculty and white staff and faculty in the same department

Underfunding Black centered departments or services so there are few classes featuring blackness at qc

Other:

Tell us your story or stories. In order to protect you and this Instagram account, please do NOT identify any individuals involved by name. *

What department did the person who exhibited the Antiblack racism come from?

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