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Shardé M. Davis

University of Connecticut

Shardé M. Davis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Connecticut. According to Davis’ faculty profile, “Her primary area of specialization is interpersonal communication, with emphases in racial and gender identity, resistance, counter-hegemony, and resilience.” Davis’ research interests include:

  • “Interpersonal, Relational, and Intergroup Communication”
  • “Communication among Black Women Groups”
  • “Race, Gender, and Communication”
  • “Black Feminism”

Davis was featured in UConn Today after publishing her book “Black in the Ivory: Truth-Telling about Racism in Higher Education.” UConn Today described Davis’ inspiration to write the book:

“In June 2020, Davis sat reeling in her apartment after attending a protest following the murder of George Floyd. The rally hadn’t helped release her built-up rage, and she knew her friends were all emotionally drained, so she didn’t want to call anyone to talk. Instead, she poured her feelings into a hashtag [#BlackintheIvory] that would go on to change her life.”

Davis was quoted directly saying:

“I really felt as though someone had murdered my brother, and that it could have been me. Though I had never had a traumatic experience with the police, after taking emotional inventory, I realized that what I was experiencing was a visceral reaction to the underlying root of police brutality — anti-black racism.”

In the book’s preface, Davis said:

Davis is a proponent of using critical race theory to “[interrogate] the role of race and racism in society.” In the introduction, she goes so far as to state, “At the heart of CRT is a recognition of the experiential knowledge of people of color. CRT scholars have argued for ‘shifting the frame’ or ‘looking to the bottom’ so that the knowledge of people of color is not only exposed and heard but also valued.”

On her Twitter profile, Davis claims to be an “Expert in Black Women.”

During a book tour, she talked with Marymount University Professor Niles Goins about alleged “salary inequities” and “Blackademics” — which she describes in her book as “systemic racism in academic institution[s].”

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Published – March 8, 2024

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