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ABA While Black: The Impact of Racism and Performative Allyship on Black Behaviorists in the Workplace and on Social Media.

Melody M SylvainAshley E KnochelDenisha GinglesRobyn M Catagnus
Published in: Behavior analysis in practice (2022)
This study gathered information regarding white behavior analytic professionals' responses to the recent instances of police brutality against Black people in the United States. Specific objectives included: (1) gathering information from Black Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) certificants regarding their experiences following the responses from the white behavior analytic community, (2) examining the prevalence of topics related to racism and Black experiences in behavior analytic podcasts before and after the recent police brutality events, and (3) to define and describe the impact of performative allyship on Black communities.
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