Harris, J., Kruger, A. C., & Scott, E. (2020). “Sometimes I Wish I Was a Girl, ’Cause They Do Shit Like Cry”: An Exploration Into Black Boys’ Thinking About Emotions. Urban Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042085920933327 Social-emotional learning (SEL) is important for academic and social success, yet responsive SEL for Black youth remains underexamined.… read more
Masculinity Studies (MS)
Challenges to Recruiting Black Males Into Early Childhood Education
Meidl, C. (2019). Challenges to Recruiting Black Males Into Early Childhood Education. Urban Education, 54(4), 564–591. There is a lack of Black male teachers working with young children in early childhood education (ECE). This qualitative research investigated 23 Black male participants’ beliefs about challenges to recruiting Black males to teach… read more
“I’m Not Black, I’m OJ”: Constructions, Productions, and Refractions of Blackness
Walton, P., & Chau, J. (2018). “I’m Not Black, I’m OJ”: Constructions, Productions, and Refractions of Blackness.Canadian Review of American Studies, 48(1), 61-76. The twentieth anniversary of O.J. Simpson’s 1995 double-murder trial not only renewed interest in the spectacle of the case but also reopened dialogue about the racialization of… read more
“What Defines a Man?”: Perspectives of African American Men on the Components and Consequences of Manhood
Griffith, D. M., & Cornish, E. K. (2016;2018;). “What defines a man?”: Perspectives of african american men on the components and consequences of manhood. Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 19(1), 78-88. What it means to be man is shaped by racial, ethnic, and cultural factors. In this paper, we explore… read more