Signithia Fordham | |
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Citizenship | United States |
Alma mater | Morris Brown College St. John's College The American University |
Known for | "Acting White" and "Racelessness" |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Psychology, anthropology |
Institutions | University of Rochester |
Signithia Fordham is a prominent Anthropologist who studies how race influences Black students in the classroom.[1] She began her career working with John Ogbu on their research "Acting White" and has done similar research since.[2] Most of her research is done in the DC area, which she gives the pseudonym Capital High.