This study reports on the prevalence of race-related experiences of discrimination among a convenience sample of 147 young adult students at a public university in urban Jamaica. The overall prevalence was over 52%. Although there was no statistically significant difference between the prevalence rates for students who self-identified as Black and those who self-identified with any other racial grouping (prevalence rates of 59.29% and 41.67% respectively), self-identifying as Black was significantly associated with feeling personally discriminated against because of race, with worrying in the past year about personally experiencing racial discrimination, and with worrying in the past year about members of one’s racial group experiencing racial discrimination. Findings indicated that those from the lower-middle class reported higher (84%) prevalence rates for experiencing discrimination in any of the situations described, than did those in the uppermiddle class (51.55%). In addition, 96% of students in the lower-middle class felt that members of their group experienced racial discrimination compared with 70% of those from the upper-middle class. The implications for future studies on the prevalence of racial discrimination for Caribbean people in majority Black Caribbean contexts are discussed.

Fernando Henriques

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Colour and contemporary society in the Caribbean