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Blacklack professional researchers often serve as cultural brokers or ”bridges“ between White-dominated institutions and marginalized Black communities that are in dire need of educational justice. Identifying as Black and as part of Black communities is important for many people of the African Diaspora, including academically trained researchers, especially since community itself serves as an important unit of identity.’ Black researcher racial self-identification and alignment with Black communities reflects a commitment to self-definition, determination, and liberation. One of the sites of struggle where these identities are leveraged to produce change is in the field of urban education.
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Irby, D.J., Drame, E.R. (2016). Introduction. Black Bridges, Troubled Waters, and the Search for Solid Ground: The People, the Problems, and Educational Justice. In: Drame, E.R., Irby, D.J. (eds) Black Participatory Research. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137468994_1
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