Meaning-making, internalized racism, and African American identity

Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: Meaning-Making -- 1 Affirming Blackness: Racial Identity from Racial Color-Blindness to Critical Consciousness -- Racial Identity and Color-Blind Racial Ideology (CBRI) -- Racial Identity and Critical Consciousness -- Connecting Black Racial Identity, CBRI, and Critical Consciousness through Life Stories -- Promoting an Internalized Black Identity with a Deep Commitment to Community -- Develop Racial Literacy -- Engage in Race Talk -- Uncover and Celebrate Accomplishments and Contributions

Introduction / by William Cross, Jr. and Jas M. Sullivan -- Section I. Meaning-making -- Affirming blackness: racial identity from racial color-blindness to critical consciousness / Helen A. Neville, Tuyet-Mai H. Hoang, and Arielle Brown -- The racial ties that bind: blacks' affective and behavioral responses to black-white biracials acting stereotypically / Sabrica Barnett and Daryl Wout -- The relationship between parents' racial identity attitudes and their adolescent children's perception of physical appearance, racial identity and social adjustment / Peony Fhagen -- Ethos matters: identity, spirituality, meaning and purpose among African-American youth / Lisa K. Hill, Debra D. Roberts, and Kelli A. Hill -- Expanding black narratives: the role of meaning making in ethnically diverse blacks' racial identity and racial awareness / Hollie L. Jones and Eve Lorane Brown -- I too am black: bi/multiracial black youth speak about their racialized experiences / Stephen M. Quintana, Susan Lambe Sarinana, and Alyssa M. Ramirez Stege -- The one drop rule: shifting expressions of racial identity and well-being in black-multiracial individuals / Lauren E. Smith, Laura Kohn-Wood and Guerda Nicolas -- Through the lens of gender: an intersectional perspective on race and racial identity / Isis H. Settles and Elizabeth R. Cole -- The intersection of social identities among black female college students / Joanna Lee Williams and Saida B. Hussain -- The intersection of racial and cultural identity for African Americans: expanding the scope of black self-understanding / A. Wade Boykin, R. Davis Dixon, David S.B. Mitchell, Adrian W. Bruce, Yetunde O. Akinola, and Nikeshia P. Holt -- Ethnic-racial identity and college adjustment and coping among African American college students: moderating effects of kin social support / Ronald D. Taylor, Azeb Gebre, and Elizabeth Tuzo -- I am a man too!: masculinity, economic violence and resilience in the streets of black America / Yasser Arafat Payne -- Section II. Internalized racism -- How stigma gets under the skin: internalized oppression and dual minority stress among black sexual minorities / Alex A. Ajayi and Moin Syed -- Black identities, internalized racism, and self-esteem / William E. Cross, Jr. and David M. Frost -- Acceptance of injustice among ethnic minorities as a function of ideology and social comparison process / Krystal M. Perkins -- The intersection of colorism and racial identity and the impact on mental health / Kira Hudson Banks, Richard D. Harvey, Tanisha Thelemaque, and Onyinyechi V. Anukem -- Meta-analysis of cross racial identity scale: psychological costs and benefits of racial identity / Aaronson Y. Chew and Stephen M. Quintana -- Racial oppression and other black identity correlates / Kenneth Foster, Sr -- The role of discrimination in shaping the presence and strength of linked fate / Jas M. Sullivan and Jonathan Winburn -- Conclusion / William Cross, Jr