Meaning of Blackademic | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A black academic.
   informal
2. Alternative letter-case form of Blackademic.
   alt-of

Examples

“We all have⟳ pursued successful careers and are active as academics/aka “Blackademics” (scholars and researchers), musicians (performers, composers and arrangers), media personalities, writers, and teachers, often functioning in more than one of these capacities.”

“In the next section I will discuss⟳ my experiences being a Blackademic at a historically white institution in the Sociology department.”

“Next, the first part, Black Lives Matter⟳: Research⟳ and Reflections, is a collection of writings about the #BlackLivesMatter movement, digital activism, education, race-based stereotypes, and the personal experiences and stories of Blackademics.”

“Female “Blackademics” and Presentation of Self in the Academy: Managing Role Stressors, Navigating Roadblocks, and Managing Impressions Along Career Trajectories”

“Nick wasn’t what he’d had in mind⟳ for Billie. He’d planned on a blackademic just like⟳ himself. Herbert was the son of teachers who had instilled their deep love⟳ of education into him.”

“It’s about an untenured black professor, a “blackademic,” obsessed with Edgar Allen^([sic]) Poe’s novel “The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket” and the possibility of finding a remote island of pure blackness—the last⟳ bastion of the African diaspora—in Antarctica.”

“My uncle, Kevin Gaines, first demonstrated what being a blackademic meant. He wrote aspirational scholarship, introduced me to his colleagues, read⟳ and graciously critiqued my work⟳, and answered all my questions about the professoriate.”

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