Robinson, S. A. (2016). “Can’t C Me.” Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal. 4. 1-4. I contextualize my poetry by using the lyrics of the song “Can’t C Me” written by Lesane Parish Crooks. As a Black male with a learning disability (i.e., dyslexia), I was warehoused in an… read more
Race and Education (RE)
The voice of a gifted Black male with dyslexia represented through poetry: an auto-ethnographic account
Robinson, S. A. (2016). The voice of a gifted Black male with dyslexia represented through poetry: an auto-ethnographic account. Journal of Poetry Therapy, 30(2), 113–119. Literature from the perspective of Western philosophy remains to be embedded in a “deficit” opinion that points at “fixing” Black males in special education rather than… read more
Examining teachers’ beliefs about African American male students in a low-performing high school in an African American school district
Lynn, M., Bacon, J., Totten, T., Bridges, T., & Jennings, M. (2010). Examining teachers’ beliefs about african american male students in a low-performing high school in an african american school district. Teachers College Record, 112(1), 289-330. Background/Context: The study examines teachers’ and administrators’ perspectives on the persistent academic failure of… read more
‘Tell your own story’: manhood, masculinity and racial socialization among black fathers and their sons
Allen, Q. (2016). ‘Tell your own story’: manhood, masculinity and racial socialization among black fathers and their sons. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 39(10), 1-18. This study examines how black fathers and sons in the USA conceptualize manhood and masculinity and the racial socializing practices of black men. Drawing upon data… read more