Grantham, T. C. (2004). Rocky Jones: Case Study of a High-Achieving Black Male’s Motivation to Participate in Gifted Classes. Roeper Review, 26(4), 208-215. An increased body of research on the recruitment and retention of Black students in gifted programs provides guidance for educators to understand factors that impact Black male… read more
Gifted Education (GE)
Multicultural Mentoring to Increase Black Male Representation in Gifted Programs
Grantham, T. C. (2004). Multicultural Mentoring to Increase Black Male Representation in Gifted Programs. Gifted child quarterly, 48(3), 232-245. This article explores factors that affect the decision of gifted Black males to participate in gifted programs. Ford (1996) maintains that Black students often “choose” not to participate in gifted programs,… read more
Academically Gifted African American Male College Students (review)
Cuyjet, M. J. (2011). Academically Gifted African American Male College Students (review). Journal of College Student Development, 52(5), 635-637. Nonetheless, the content of this entire volume is unquestionably informative and, as mentioned earlier, a rarity as a complete book on African American giftedness. […] it provides a unique examination of… read more
Helping Gifted Black Males Succeed in Science
Hrabowski, F. A. (1991). Helping Gifted Black Males Succeed in Science. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved,2(1), 197-201. Initiatives are discussed that can increase young Black males’ success in science and technology programs. The Meyerhoff Scholarship Program (MSP) of the University of Maryland Baltimore County has successfully… read more