Terror in the Schoolyard: Race, Place, and Systemic Inequalities

Description

Richard Lofton, Jr., an assistant professor of education at the Center for Social Organization of Schools and Johns Hopkins School of Education, will give a talk entitled "Terror in the Schoolyard: Race, Place, and Systemic Inequalities" for the Johns Hopkins Center for Safe and Healthy Schools.

Terror is defined by a state of intense fear; violent or destructive acts committed by groups to intimate others. This lecture will explore the terror that African American students and their families have confronted in their homes, schools, and communities. First, this lecture will provide a brief historical analysis of the terror that has produced patterns of unequal schools and disinvested communities for African Americans, particularly in Baltimore City. Second, this lecture will illuminate the voices and experiences of 50 African American Baltimorean youth who underscore the terror they experienced while growing up in these communities and attending schools in this city. Finally, this lecture will explore how practitioners can produce nurturing environments for all Baltimorean students and their parents.

A reception will take place ahead of the event.