Bass, C. K., & Coleman, H. L. (1997). Enhancing the Cultural Identity of Early Adolescent Male African Americans.Professional School Counseling, 1(2), 48. Describes a school-based, Afrocentric program that prepares African American males to use the educational opportunities available to them. Discusses the program’s theoretical premises and offers a report on program… read more
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African American males and participation: promising inclusion, practicing exclusion
Dunbar, C. J. (1999). African American males and participation: promising inclusion, practicing exclusion. Theory Into Practice, 38(4), 241. Part of a special issue on the politics of participation in school reform. A study examined exclusion practices evident in the alternative school movement for students on whom the system has given up. Data… read more
Education and Risk of Suicide: An Analysis of African Americans
Stack, S. (1998). Education and Risk of Suicide: An Analysis of African Americans.Sociological Focus, 31(3), 295-302. Gains in educational attainment for African Americans since the 1960s have not resulted in corresponding gains in economic success, a situation that can promote anomic suicide. Observers of African American suicide have also argued that… read more
Beyond Passion: Maximizing on Lessons Learned to Better Serve African American Males
Phalen, E. M. (2013). Beyond Passion: Maximizing on Lessons Learned to Better Serve African American Males. Peabody Journal of Education, 88(4), 474-487. A passion to ensure the educational and life success of all children, particularly young African American men, has propelled my work for all of my professional life. Although following one’s… read more