Study: Instilling racial pride in African American children yields better academic performance

African American school boys. PHOTO/News One

African American teenagers perform better academically when their parents instill in them a sense of racial pride.

New research shows that when parents use racial socialization, talking to their children or engaging in activities that promote feelings of racial knowledge, pride, and connection, it offsets racial discrimination’s potentially negative impact on students’ academic development.

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