AUTHOR=Mathews Channing J. , Robinson Darrius , Wilkes Charles E. 

TITLE=Cultivating Black liberatory spaces in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education: What does it take?

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Education

VOLUME=Volume 7 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/education/articles/10.3389/feduc.2022.985455

DOI=10.3389/feduc.2022.985455

ISSN=2504-284X

ABSTRACT=Anti-Blackness in STEM education prevents Black students from thriving by leading them to believe that they are incapable of high levels of success and exacting an heavy toll on those who reject this belief and continue to strive for excellence in STEM. As a result of this antagonistic relationship, many Black learners are led to believe that high levels competence in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics are beyond their grasp. Such beliefs can lead Black learners to determine that the pursuit of success in STEM is not worthwhile. ). In our vision for Black Liberatory STEM Spaces, the antagonistic relationship between Blackness and success in STEM is dismantled and the forms of violence that support this association are non-existent. The purpose of this paper is to highlight concrete educational practices that move us toward pedagogy that centers Black joy, creativity, imagination and ultimately liberation within STEM education.