Perspectives on humanizing and liberatory qualitative research with racially/ethnically minoritized youth

The visible impacts of COVID‐19 and racial injustice have resulted in renewed funding commitments and research within minoritized communities. However, this work is too often anchored in deficit and damage‐centered research approaches and practices. In this brief, we call on the qualitative research community to reframe their perspectives and terminate harmful, pain-driven research. We underscore the importance of humanizing and liberatory approaches to research with youth who are racially/ethnically minoritized. Specifically, we contend that the emotional health and overall well‐being of youth are impacted by the approaches employed by researchers and the experiences racially/ethnically minoritized youth have with research. Thus, we offer specific anti‐oppressive strategies and recommendations for qualitative researchers to consider in their work with racial/ethnically minoritized youth and communities.