Cassidy, E. F., & Stevenson Jr, H. C. (2005). They wear the mask: Hypervulnerability and hypermasculine aggression among African American males in an urban remedial disciplinary school. Journal of aggression, maltreatment & trauma, 11(4), 53-74. Interpersonal violence represents a serious health risk for African American male adolescents, especially those in urban environments.… read more
Urban Education (UE)
African American males and literacy development in contexts that are characteristically urban
Tatum, A. W., & Muhammad, G. E. (2012). African American males and literacy development in contexts that are characteristically urban. Urban Education,47(2), 434-463. Advancing the literacy development of African American males in contexts that are characteristically urban has been a challenging task for educators across the P-12 spectrum. Frames that have… read more
Special Issue: Meeting the Needs of Gifted and High-Achieving Black Males in Urban Schools
Henfield, M. S. (2013). Special Issue: Meeting the Needs of Gifted and High-Achieving Black Males in Urban Schools.The Urban Review, 45(4), 395-398. On average, no other group in the US is as entrapped by the vicious cycle leading to abysmal life outcomes (achievement gap, expectation gap, opportunity gap, and so… read more
Elementary School Predictors of High School Dropout among Black Males
Stroup, A. L., & Robins, L. N. (1972). Elementary School Predictors of High School Dropout among Black Males.Sociology of Education, 45(2), 212-222. In a sample of 223 black urban males, elementary school predictors of high school dropout were analyzed. Of thirteen original variables, six produced a multiple R with dropout of… read more