{"id":4352,"date":"2025-06-24T19:17:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T23:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edjusticeinstitute.com\/home\/?page_id=4352"},"modified":"2026-02-09T11:53:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T16:53:04","slug":"ejj-voices-of-resistance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edjusticeinstitute.com\/home\/journals\/ejj-voices-of-resistance\/","title":{"rendered":"EJJ Voices of Resistance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4352\" class=\"elementor elementor-4352\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f29a18d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f29a18d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42c7554 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"42c7554\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-673db23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"673db23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Voices of Resistance \u2014 Shapeshifting as HBCU Doctoral Students.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Author:<\/strong> Kyra Milbourne, Nzinga Cardwell, Vernajh Pinder<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published in:<\/strong> <em data-start=\"422\" data-end=\"451\">Educational Justice Journal<\/em>, Special Edition \u2014 Volume 3, Issue 2 (Spring 2025)<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOI: <\/strong>10.64262\/c2y73.v3i2.022<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abstract:<\/strong><br>More than code-switching, shapeshifting is a rich, ongoing process that engages identity across multiple dimensions \u2014 race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, and environment. This article shares three autoethnographies from HBCU doctoral students who reflect on their personal and academic journeys of adaptation and self-formation. One author paints vivid memories of Bahamian culture and queerness, illustrating how shapeshifting enabled resilience and authenticity. Together, these stories highlight the nuanced work of embracing one\u2019s full self to survive and thrive in higher education \u2014 and the power that cultural and communal roots provide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Download Full Text:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/edjusticeinstitute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Voices-of-Resistance_Milbourne.pdf\">Download PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Citation:<\/strong><br>Milbourne, K., Cardwell, N., &amp; Pinder, V. (2025). 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