No Disrespect: A Womanist Critique of Respectability Discourses in Extracurricular Programming for Black Girls

Tiffany M. Nyachae; Esther O. Ohito

doi:10.1177/0042085919893733

No Disrespect: A Womanist Critique of Respectability Discourses in Extracurricular Programming for Black Girls

Tiffany M. Nyachae, Esther O. Ohito

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This article explores how extracurricular programs designed as interventions in the criminalization of Black girls may constrict their identities. Through a womanist theoretical framework, authors investigate the discourses about Black girlhood that permeate one extracurricular initiative which aims to counter the effects of exclusionary discipline practices on Black girls. The authors find that these discourses advance respectability politics, thus reinforcing an exclusive model of ideal Black girlhood as one aligned with White, Western, Judeo-Christian, patriarchal, heterosexist, and middle-class values. Authors conclude with suggestions for how extracurricular initiatives may develop programming and curricula that are inclusive of pluralized Black girlhoods.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	743-773
Number of pages	31
Journal	Urban Education
Volume	58
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0042085919893733
State	Published - Jun 2023

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