Buford May, R. A. (2009). The good and Bad of it All: Professional Black Male Basketball Players as Role Models for Young Black Male Basketball Players. Sociology Of Sport Journal, 26(3), 443-461. It is a generally accepted belief, affirmed in the media, that professional Black male basketball players from the National Basketball Association serve… read more
Sports/Athletics (SA)
High school athletics and the wages of black males
Ewing, B. T. (1995). High school athletics and the wages of black males. The Review of Black Political Economy, 24(1), 65-78. This article examines the effects of high school athletic participation on the future wages of black males. Our evidence suggests that former black male athletes receive significantly greater wages than their… read more
The Sports Participation Effect on Educational Attainment of Black Males
Harris, P. C. (2012). The Sports Participation Effect on Educational Attainment of Black Males. Sage Journals, 46, 507-521. The purpose of this study is to explore the direct, indirect, and total effects of high school sports participation on educational attainment for Black males using the Educational Longitudinal Study (2002/2006), a large, nationally representative, database.… read more
Identifying New Sources of African American Male Pre-service Teachers: Creating a Path from Student-Athlete to Student-Teacher
Byrd, D. A., Butler, B. R., Lewis, C. W., Bonner, F. A., Rutledge, M., & Watson, J. J. (2011). Identifying New Sources of African American Male Pre-service Teachers: Creating a Path from Student-Athlete to Student-Teacher. The Journal of Negro Education, 80(3), 384 – 397. This qualitative research study examined the experiences of… read more