Dr Jenny Threlfall on racial socialization practices in the context of the shooting of a Black teenager by a White police officer in the US
This episode features a conversation with Dr Jenny Threlfall, a Lecturer in Social Work at the University of York, about racial socialization practices in the US. Jenny has practised social work in both the UK and the US and her research interests centre around parenting in marginalized communities and racial inequality.
The paper we discuss in this episode focuses on Black parents talking about race with their children in the context of the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014. Michael was an unarmed Black teenager who was shot by Darren Wilson, a White police officer. The interviews with parents that Jenny conducted at the time of this incident explored how parents explained the meaning of race to their children and prepared them for racist experiences. A number of different practices emerged from Jenny’s analysis.
The full paper can be accessed here:
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This is very helpful and I found it good to reflect upon.