Bryant, W. W. (2011). Internalized Racism’s Association With African American Male Youth’s Propensity for Violence. Journal of Black Studies, 42(4), 690-707. Youth violence in African American communities is still considered to be at epidemic proportions. The traditional risk factors for youth violence (i.e. delinquent friends, poverty, drug use, carrying a weapon etc.)… read more
Race and Education (RE)
The Struggle for Identity for African American Adolescent Males in a Predominantly White, Affluent School
Matrenec, R. H. (2011). The Struggle for Identity for African American Adolescent Males in a Predominantly White, Affluent School. Journal of Poverty, 15(2), 226-240. Rarely do researchers choose to focus on the schooling experiences of African American males, and almost never are their experiences understood from the African American male perspective regarding… read more
African American Males: Relationships Among Racial Identity, College Type, and Wellness
Spurgeon, S. L., & Myers, J. E. (2010). African American Males: Relationships Among Racial Identity, College Type, and Wellness. Journal of Black Studies, 40(4), 527-543. A total of 203 African American male junior and senior college students participated in a study to determine the relationships among components of racial identity and Wellness.… read more
The Impact Of Law On African American Males
Green, P. C. (2008). The Impact Of Law On African American Males. American Behavioral Scientist, 51(7), 872-884. This article analyzes whether federal and state constitutional and statutory provisions sufficiently protect African American male students from racism in public education. The first section explains how structural racism and unconscious racism have worked in… read more