Hodge, S. R., Harrison, L., Burden, J. W., & Dixson, A. D. (2008). Brown In Black And White–Then And Now: A Question Of Educating Or Sporting African American Males In America. American Behavioral Scientist, 51(7), 928-952. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Brown v. Board of Education case was used as… read more
Sports/Athletics (SA)
The Racial Identity Development of Male Student-Athletes When Blacks Are the Majority and Whites Are the Minority
Henry, W. & Closson, R. (2012). The Racial Identity Development of Male Student-Athletes When Blacks Are the Majority and Whites Are the Minority. Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 49(1), pp. 17-32. Focus groups were used in the present study to explore the racial identity development of Black male and… read more
Academic engagement among african american males who hold aspirations for athletic careers in professional sports
Dawkins, M. P., Braddock, J. H., & Celaya, A. (2008). Academic engagement among african american males who hold aspirations for athletic careers in professional sports. Challenge: A Journal of Research on African American Men, 14(2), 51-65. The article investigates the correlation between participation in sports, academic achievement and socio-economic mobility for African… read more
The career trajectory of a Black male high school basketball player: A social reproduction perspective
Singer, J. N., & May, R. A. B. (2011). The career trajectory of a Black male high school basketball player: A social reproduction perspective. International review for the sociology of sport, 46(3), 299-314. Interscholastic sport in the United States is a social institution within which the social relationships and attitudes needed to sustain… read more