Orrock, J., & Clark, M. A. (2015). Using systems theory to promote academic success for african american males. Urban Education. Through an ecological systems perspective, this study explores factors that influence successful academic achievement for African American males in at-risk settings. This qualitative study examines factors that contribute to the successful… read more
Mentoring/Counseling (MC)
Never too young to lead: gifted African American males in elementary school
Bonner, F. A., II, & Jennings, M. (2007). Never too young to lead: Gifted african american males in elementary school.Gifted Child Today, 30(2), 30. Just within the past two decades, there has been a proliferation of a variety of literature, both academic and popular, regarding the underachievement and underrepresentation of… read more
Black Male Mentor
Watson, J. E. (2015). Black male mentor. Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 31(24), 18. Palmer enrolled in a master’s program in counseling at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, but by then he had already developed an interest in historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Palmer Title: Associate Professor of Student… read more
The Lived Experience of Black Collegiate Males with Absent Fathers: Another Generation
Cartwright, A. D., & Richard C Henriksen Jr. (2012). The lived experience of black collegiate males with absent fathers: Another generation. Journal of Professional Counseling, Practice, Theory, & Research, 39(2), 29. The phenomenon of absent fathers is increasing in the Black community and insight from Black males raised in these… read more