Black Male Education Research Collection

Black Male Education Research Collection

Literacy (L)

There’s no simple answer why black males struggle with reading, but part of the problem stems from correctable factors that tend to lead to an early disconnect.

Husband, T. (2012). Why can’t jamal read? there’s no simple answer why black males struggle with reading, but part of the problem stems from correctable factors that tend to lead to an early disconnect. Phi Delta Kappan, 93(5), 23. There’s no simple answer why black males struggle with reading, but… read more 

Digital Participation, Agency, and Choice: An African American Youth’s Digital Storytelling About Minecraft

Lewis Ellison, T. (2017). Digital participation, agency, and choice: An african american youth’s digital storytelling about minecraft. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 61(1), 25-35. This case study examines one African American adolescent male’s digital choices and experiences during the creation of a digital story about Minecraft. This study introduces… read more 

When School Is Not Enough: Understanding the Lives and Literacies of Black Youth

Kinloch, V., Burkhard, T., & Penn, C. (2017). When school is not enough: Understanding the lives and literacies of black youth. Research in the Teaching of English, 52(1), 34. This article discusses findings from two interconnected ethnographic studies on the out-of-school literacy practices of Black adolescent males: 18-year-old Khaleeq from… read more