Challenges of Multiracial Antiracist Activism
Racial Consciousness and Chief Wahoo
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2369986 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michelle R Jacobs (Kent State University), Tiffany Taylor (0000-0002-5274-7806, Kent State University) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 687-706 |
| Publication date | 2012-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0896-9205 • E-ISSN: 1569-1632 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0896920511407357 |
| OpenAlex | W2330763418 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 36 |
We explore how white activists' racial identity struggles might disrupt effective antiracist action in multiracial organizations. Drawing on data collected through participant observation and interviews, we examine the struggles of a small, multiracial antiracist organization that protests the Cleveland baseball franchise's 'Indians' name and Chief Wahoo mascot. White activists' racial consciousness, or awareness of white racism and white privilege, compels them to participate in the group; their ways of participating, however, ultimately may hamper the organizational effectiveness of the Committee of 500 Years of Dignity and Resistance. Specifically, white activists' racial consciousness makes them reluctant to adopt necessary leadership roles. Borrowing from literature on white racism, white racial consciousness, and multiracial organizing, we illustrate the complex nature and potential pitfalls of multiracial alliances formed to protest racism in the United States
Consciousness · Criminology · Critical consciousness · Grassroots · Political science · Politics · Racism · Sociology · White privilege · Critical Race Theory in Education · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology · Race, History, and American Society · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
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Alliances
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“A Wound That Was Already Festering”
“White Privilege . . . Is Not an Organizing Strategy”
White people's activism in US‐ based social movements for racial justice
You Blind? What, You Can’t See That
Teaching about race and social action by ‘digging up the past’
Racial battle fatigue and activist burnout in racial justice activists of color at predominately White colleges and universities
The Appropriation of Native American Culture for Sports Logos, Mascots, and Nicknames
Racial Justice Activist Burnout of Women of Color in the United States
Ivory in an ebony tower
Racism, whiteness, and burnout in antiracism movements
Organizing from Mutual Interest
Predictors of Sociopolitical Involvement Among White Young Adults During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Race, Place, and Biography at Play
Fighting racism, battling burnout
Fire in the HeartHow White Activists Embrace Racial Justice
White Guilt and Racial Compensation
Of Warrior Chiefs and Indian Princesses
The Discovery of Grounded Theory
Racist America
White Guilt
Power in Movement
White Women, Race Matters
Seeing Through Their Eyes
The Cleveland “Indians”
Whites Confront Racism
Are we supposed to be colorblind or not? Competing frames used by whites against racism
Privilege, Power, and Difference
Rethinking Racism
The "Mascotting" of Native America
Process and Protest
Dimensions of Native American Stereotyping
Beyond Tokenism
Using Social Movement Theory To Study Outcomes in Sport-Related Social Movements
Gender and Race in a Pro-Feminist, Progressive, Mixed-Gender, Mixed-Race Organization
Creating Partnerships for Change
The Challenges and Promises of Class and Racial Diversity in the Women's Movement
Surmounting a Legacy
Of Polls and Race Prejudice
Eliminating Native American Mascots
The Fancy Dance of Racializing Discourse
The Mascot Slot
I'M Indian Too
Privilege at Play
What is Racism? Racial Discourse and Racial Politics
Relational Understanding and White Antiracist Praxis
Recruitment to High-Risk Activism
| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |