Rezai-Rashti, G. M., & Martino, W. J. (2010). Black Male Teachers As Role Models: Resisting The Homogenizing Impulse Of Gender And Racial Affiliation.American Educational Research Journal,47(1), 37-64. This article reports on research with one Black male elementary school teacher in Toronto and draws on feminist, queer, and antiracist analytic perspectives… read more
Urban Education (UE)
Caught between theory and reality: positionality of a Black male teacher in urban Detroit
Khalifa, M. A. (2012, Fall). Caught between theory and reality: positionality of a Black male teacher in urban Detroit. Vitae Scholasticae, 29(2), 5+. “Over a century ago, John Dewey, and his contemporaries and critics, wrangled over the extent to which educators should focus on an intractable, static curriculum, or on a… read more
Minding the Gap: Cultivating Black Male Teachers in a Time of Crisis in Urban Schools
Pabon, A. J., Anderson, N. S., & Kharem, H. (2011). Minding the Gap: Cultivating Black Male Teachers in a Time of Crisis in Urban Schools. The Journal of Negro Education, 80(3), 358 – 367. The purpose of this article is to provide insights into the challenges in developing the Urban Community Teachers… read more
African American Males In Urban Schools: No Excuses—Teach And Empower
Milner, H. R. (2007). African American Males In Urban Schools: No Excuses—Teach And Empower. Theory Into Practice,46(3), 239-246. The author outlines five promising principles, emerging from his research, on teaching that can empower teachers and Black male students in urban school contexts. In particular, teachers and students (a) envision life beyond… read more