Allen, Q. (2013). Balancing School and Cool: Tactics of Resistance and Accommodation Among Black Middle-Class Males. Race Ethnicity and Education, 16(2), 203-224. The school lives of black middle-class males are often overlooked and understudied. An exploration at the intersection of race, class and gender for black middle-class males provides opportunity… read more
Achievement (AC)
Leading The Way: Inside the Experiences of High-achieving African American Male Students
Harper, S.R. (2005). Leading The Way: Inside the Experiences of High-achieving African American Male Students. About Campus, 10(1), 8-15. More than two-thirds of all African American males who begin college never finish. This and a legion of other discouraging facts about African American males are the usual headlines. But what about those among this… read more
Niggers No More: A Critical Race Counternarrative on Black Male Student Achievement at Predominantly White Colleges and Universities
Harper, S. R. (2009). Niggers No More: A Critical Race Counternarrative on Black Male Student Achievement at Predominantly White Colleges and Universities. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 22(6), 697-712. A methodological approach popularized by critical race theorists is used in this article to oppose dominant discourse concerning the… read more
Realizing The Intended Outcomes Of Brown: High Achieving African American Male Undergraduates And Social Capital
Harper, S. R. (2008). Realizing The Intended Outcomes Of Brown: High Achieving African American Male Undergraduates And Social Capital. American Behavioral Scientist, 51(7), 1030-1053. Equitable access to social mobility and advancement through education were among the intended outcomes of the Brown v. Board of Education case and related legislation. Despite this, scholars… read more