Kumah-Abiwu, F. (2019). Urban Education and Academic Success: The Case of Higher Achieving Black Males. Urban Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042085919835284 America’s urban communities have continued to face many challenges, especially the challenge of education, for several decades. Although factors such as racial injustice and community-driven problems have been used to explain the… read more
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Black Otherfathering in the Educational Experiences of Black Males in a Single-Sex Urban High School
Brooms, D. R. (2017). Black otherfathering in the educational experiences of black males in a single-sex urban high school. Teachers College Record, 119(12) Background/Context: A good deal of research has been written about the problems and challenges facing Black male youth in their educational endeavors, ranging from academic performances, aspirations,… read more
Reflections of Academic Experiences From Formerly Incarcerated African American Males
Jeffers, A. R. (2017). Reflections of academic experiences from formerly incarcerated african american males. Equity & Excellence in Education, 50(2), 222. This research examines academic experiences of African American males (ages 18-25) who attended urban schools in southern California. The participants were incarcerated for at least one year prior to… read more
The Status That Troubled Me: Re-Examining Work With Black Boys Through a Culturally Sustaining Pedagogical Framework
Johnson, L. P. (2017). The status that troubled me: Re-examining work with black boys through a culturally sustaining pedagogical framework. Urban Education, 52(5), 561-584. To understand how one participant “engage[s] in social action to solve problems,” this research utilizes critical narrative analysis to illustrate how researchers may re-enter into critical… read more