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and colorful marketing. Instead of using explicit measures of control, the updated
version uses the subterfuge of persuasive language to reinforce a lack of significant
structural change.
Silencing and Double Consciousness
Not addressing environmental structures and climate can create an environment that
is perceived to be hostile and can cause Black professionals to become silent. Stewart
(2018, p. 22) illuminates this concept by describing the " ideologies of absence " situation
in which Black graduate and full-time professionals in student affairs find themselves
treated as if they are " children who should be present (included) but not heard (disrupting
the status quo). " This creates not only a physical silencing of Black staff, but a
metaphorical and emotional silencing as well; Black staff are placed in a position where
they do not feel comfortable speaking out about anything for fear of the labels and presumptions
that would be levied upon them. This not only silences them but places a
burden on them to " constantly be mindful of how they represented themselves which
sometimes caused them to just be silent, even as issues were being raised around them "
(cited in Davis, 2013, p. 69).
In The Souls of Black Folk, W.E.B. DuBois (1903) referred to this behavior as " double
consciousness, " which refers to the necessity that Black professionals understand both
the written and unwritten curriculum of how to navigate white systems. In this context,
Gaines and Reed (1995) apply the term to the work that Black staff have to do to maintain
their own perceptions of themselves, while working within a system that sends
negative messages about their professionalism, their education, even their humanity.
Additionally, Black professionals must confront marginalization and isolation on a daily
basis, including use of exclusionary practices, such as unfair hiring practices, lack of
mobility, constant questioning of qualifications and experience, and lack of influence,
among others (Steele, 2016). A housing professional describes this feeling well.
I already know that feeling that you have to watch what you say, and you have to watch
what you do because you don't want to be classified in that stereotype that is out there.
You almost feel like you are combating the stereotype even though no one is necessarily
coming out and saying it. It's just the overall feeling that you have to be mindful of.
(cited in Davis, 2013, p. 70)
Evans and Chun (2007) describe the prevalence of these struggles in the day-to-day
experience of Black professionals, stating that " everyday forms of workplace discrimination
are exhibited in subtle behavioral and organizational barriers that are much
more difficult to identify, but nonetheless recurring and cumulative in impact " (p. 12).
. . . the rates of Black staff departure, even within the current context of
" The Great Resignation " and its corresponding increased rates of departure
within most institutions, can be attributed to organizational structures and
environments ill-suited to appropriately support Black staff in campus housing.
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