BIO

My name is Aaron Johnson and I am a second-year at Florida State by way of Palm Beach Florida. I am working on a minor in education and I am majoring in interdisciplinary social sciences with a primary in public policy and a secondary in social entrepreneurship and innovation. I plan to receive my doctorate in education as I want to improve the education that all students receive, but more specifically those who have been left behind by the education system. Following suit, my research interest resides in education and its intersection with critical race and other forms of discrimination.

Exploring Racial Battle Fatigue for Undergraduate Student Leaders of Color

Abstract

This project is centered around Exploring Racial Battle Fatigue for Undergraduate
Student Leaders of Color. There was a set of 30 minutes to 1-hour interviews given to
Black and Latinx student leaders who had experiences with Racial Battle Fatigue (RBF).
Participants were individually interviewed twice for 30 minutes to 1 hour. The first
interview looked at the participants' leadership history at Florida State in tandem with
their background. The second interview focused on the individuals’ stories of racism
along with the impact it had on them and their responses to it. With this study still
being in the beginning stages no conclusive findings. Despite this, the goal remains that
this study will highlight the severity of RBF and encourage college administrators to
create a more inclusive space for purposeful change targeted at the intersection of
systems of oppression and privilege and its effect on the lives of SLOC, particularly
those enduring racial battle fatigue.

Keywords: Race, Minority, Leadership, Undergraduate