Endemic Racism in Trump’s America: A Racialized Female Faculty Member’s Experience

Abstract

ABSTRACT This self-study addresses the embedded racism experienced by a racialized female professor who taught in the USA during Trump’s presidency. The article presents two incidents that reflect the emboldened racist behaviors and actions of teacher education students during the Trump administration. The study is based on the author’s experiences as a racialized female faculty member in the Midwest. Using critical pedagogy and critical race theory frameworks, the article argues that racism needs to be dismantled in spaces of teacher education programs that have been deeply impacted by the ultra-right politics of the Trump administration. This article calls attention to endemic racism, particularly as experienced by racialized faculty. The author calls on teacher educators to take action in response to such incidents and in support of racialized faculty.