Eradicating Anti-Black Logics in Schools: Transgressive Teaching as a Way Forward

Abstract

In this article, we focus on how anti-Black logics operate within various domains of power in ways that deny Black children, including our own, their right to a just and antiracist education. We begin by describing how socialization contributes to the development and deployment of anti-Black logics by teachers and school leaders. We then discuss how antiblackness has manifested in K–12 schools and share examples of our own children’s pandemic virtual learning experiences, highlighting how such logics are at play. We conclude with ways that educators can become aware of anti-Black logics and work to eradicate them by considering antiracist education for all Black children and transgressive education as socially just.