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ABSTRACT The officer who murdered George Floyd by pressing his knee on his neck symbolizes the chokehold systemic racism and antiblackness has had on Black people. The Black Lives Matter… Click to show full abstract
ABSTRACT The officer who murdered George Floyd by pressing his knee on his neck symbolizes the chokehold systemic racism and antiblackness has had on Black people. The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement has provided a critical space where marginalized people of color can find their voice by engaging in social activism as well as a space where they can process and reflect on the larger issues that are affecting them in society. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to discuss how through a Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) project that addressed extrajudicial killings by creating a Día de los Muertos float led to youth finding critical hope, which lent itself to radical healing.
Journal Title: Race Ethnicity and Education
Year Published: 2020
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