Jackson, J. F. L., & Moore, J. L. (2008). Introduction: The african american male crisis in education: A popular media infatuation or needed public policy response? American Behavioral Scientist, 51(7), 847-853. African Americans represent 1.3% of all computing sciences faculty in PhD-granting departments, underscoring the severe underrepresentation of Black/African American… read more
Mentoring/Counseling (MC)
African American Males in Special Education: Their Attitudes and Perceptions Toward High School Counselors and School Counseling Services
James L Moore III, Henfield, M. S., & Owens, D. (2008). African american males in special education. The American Behavioral Scientist, 51(7), 907. Drawing on a larger study, this article is based on the findings of individual interviews and biographical questionnaires conducted with 10 African American males in special education.… read more
Exploring the Impact of Increasing the Number of Black Men in Professional Psychology
Beasley, S., Miller, K. & Cokley, K. (2015). Exploring the Impact of Increasing the Number of Black Men in Professional Psychology. 46(7), 704-722. The underrepresentation of Black men in professional psychology represents a critical issue, but this topic has received relatively limited coverage in the extant literature. Given the complex… read more
Umoja: A Culturally Specific Approach to Mentoring Young African American Males
Watson, J., Washington, G., & Stepteau-Watson, D. (2015). Umoja: A Culturally Specific Approach to Mentoring Young African American Males. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 32(1), 81-90. This article reports that urban inner-city African American male youth residing in communities of color are at-risk and warrant interventions custom tailored to… read more