Cupcakes, White Rage, and the Epistemology of Antiblackness

Based on a 5-year ethnographic study, it analyzes the perceived threat some white teachers and  parents felt by the mere presence of Black students, teachers, and administrators. It highlights the insights of the Black principal, whose experiences most clearly illustrate how school-based racism is rooted not only in white supremacy but also antiblackness, thus supporting Dumas’ (2016) assertion that school-based research on race must better address antiblackness.