APS

2022 APS Annual Convention · 2022

#Blackintheivory: An Examination of Black Scholars' Tweets of Racial Discrimination in Academia

Chicago, IL · May 2022

Poster · Personality/Emotion

  • Le'Elle Davis
  • Arianna Mcclellan

Abstract

In our study, we explore the narrative experiences of being Black in academia as recounted by Black individuals. We conducted a content analysis on 1,000 random tweets using the hashtag #BlackintheIvory using the social media analytics manager Sysomos. Black scholars reported experiences of discrimination in the workplace.

Racism and Discrimination

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