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African Canadian adolescents' construction of a common racial identity used to negotiate classroom, societal, & political practices is investigated. An overview of the dominance of whiteness in North American society & of the racial demographics of Canada is provided. Secondary school African Canadian students (N = 150) & dropouts (N = 21) in Toronto, Ontario, were interviewed individually & participated in focus group discussions; participants were queried about reasons for African Canadian students' disengagement from school. Several findings are presented: (1) School curricula largely disregarded or misrepresented the contributions of African individuals. (2) Participants desired more minority instructors. (3) African Canadian students consciously associated with each other. (4) Some participants who failed to conform to the dominant black identity expressed a fear of being marginalized by other African Canadians. It is concluded that African Canadian students' ability to produce racial identities is limited. 50 References. J. W. Parker