Utilizing a Black and Hip Hop feminist and Black girlhood studies theoretical lens, the purpose of this study is to explore how Black girls (14–17) and women (19–22), who are in a youth participatory action research (YPAR) mentoring program, BlackGirlsResearch (pseudonym) express their gendered racial identities and gendered racial experiences through their participation in a YPAR photovoice program. This study seeks to answer the following research question: (1) How do Black girls and college women conceptualize their gendered racial identities and gendered racial lived experiences in predominately white schools using a YPAR methodology and photovoice? Employing a qualitative thematic analysis to explore 36 photovoice narratives, results yielded 3 themes: (1) experiencing challenges at predominately white institutions (PWIs): false inclusivity, continued underrepresentation, and tokenism (2) identifying as “queens of culture”: identity and empowerment through art, culture, and breaking conformity and (3) activism, inclusion, and accountability: solutions for PWIs. The results of this study indicate that Black girls and women can not only identify and critically discuss issues related to Black girls and women within PWIs, but through YPAR, they can push for positive youth development and community solutions related to those issues.

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黑人女权主义青年参与行动研究对黑人女孩和女大学生的光声探索

本研究的目的是利用黑人和嘻哈女权主义者以及黑人少女时代研究的理论视角，探讨青年参与行动研究 (YPAR) 中的黑人女孩 (14-17) 和妇女 (19-22) 是如何接受指导的BlackGirlsResearch（化名）通过参与 YPAR 照片语音项目来表达她们的性别种族身份和性别种族经历。本研究旨在回答以下研究问题：（1）黑人女孩和女大学生如何使用 YPAR 方法和照片声音概念化她们在以白人为主的学校中的性别种族身份和性别种族生活经历？采用定性主题分析来探索 36 个照片声音叙事，结果得出 3 个主题：(1) 在以白人为主的机构 (PWI) 中经历挑战：错误的包容性、持续的代表性不足和象征主义 (2) 被认定为“文化女王”：身份和身份通过艺术、文化和打破常规来赋权；(3) 行动主义、包容性和问责制：PWI 的解决方案。这项研究的结果表明，黑人女孩和妇女不仅可以识别和批判性地讨论与 PWI 内的黑人女孩和妇女相关的问题，而且通过 YPAR，她们可以推动积极的青年发展和与这些问题相关的社区解决方案。