This symposium addresses the complex identities of leaders who have navigated (and sometimes contributed to) turbulent racial and cultural politics. Presenters suggest how understanding such leaders through critical race theoretical lenses can help us learn from them. The papers discussed will profile leaders recognized as successful change agents at the international, national, and/or local level, yet their practices have been controversial. The leaders come from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds and various geographical regions.
Participants:
Urban School Leaders as Symbolic Icons: Identity, Politics, and Power, 1970-2010. Craig Martin Peck, University of North Carolina-Greensboro; Ty-Ron M. O. Douglas, University of Missouri- Columbia
Blinding Me With Faulty Science: Policy Implications of Following the Clark Colorblind Leadership Archetype. Mark A. Gooden, University of Texas at Austin
CRT and School Leadership: Principal Perceptions and Liberatory Leadership. Muhammad Khalifa, Michigan State University; Chris Dunbar, Michigan State University; Ty-Ron M. O. Douglas, University of Missouri-Columbia
“Building Principals Up”: Implications for Retaining Transformative Educational Leaders in Racially-Charged Contexts. Camille M. Wilson, Wayne State University; R. D. Wilkerson, University of North Carolina-Greensboro
Chair/Discussant: Camille M. Wilson, Wayne State University