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ERIC Number: EJ966487
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-2984
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Competition, Conflict, and Coalitions: Black-Latino/a Relations within Institutions of Higher Education
Literte, Patricia E.
Journal of Negro Education, v80 n4 p477-490 Fall 2011
This case study examines Black-Latino/a relations at a public university in California, which has a 31% Black and 40% Latino/a student population. In-depth interviews with students and administrators indicate that Black and Latino/a students do recognize that they share similar educational and socioeconomic obstacles; however, there is little to no Black-Latino/a coalition building because Blacks and Latino/as have been lulled into a false sense of security given their numeric majority on campus. While there is little overt conflict between the two groups, Black-Latino/a relations remain tenuous on campus, as Black-Latino/a tensions in the surrounding community have spilled onto campus, Black and Latino/a students compete against one another for scarce resources, and students of both racial groups tend to stereotype and mistrust one another. This research suggests that high schools and universities can be proactive in easing Black-Latino/a tensions by implementing conflict resolution and peace-building programs, offering ethnic studies courses that emphasize the intertwined histories of Blacks and Latino/as, encouraging administrators and staff to role model positive Black-Latino/a relations, and building relationships with Black-Latino/a political coalitions, which already exist off-campus.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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