Lynn, M. (2001). Portraits in black: Storying the lives and the pedagogies of black men educators The social conditions for Black men in the United States are often described and studied from a variety of perspectives. Moreover, there are a litany of studies, research reports and books that examine the… read more
Urban Education (UE)
Dancing between two worlds: A portrait of the life of a black male teacher in South Central LA
Lynn, M. (2006). Dancing between two worlds: A portrait of the life of a black male teacher in south central LA. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 19(2), 221-242. This article offers a portrait of a young black male teacher in an urban school in South Central Los Angeles.… read more
Five wise men: African American Males Using Urban Critical Literacy to Negotiate and Navigate Home and School in an Urban Setting
Wright, B. L. (2017). Five wise men: African american males using urban critical literacy to negotiate and navigate home and school in an urban setting. Urban Education, 4208591769020. This study explores a psychosocial concept coined by the author referred to as “Urban Critical Literacy” (UCL). UCL is an emergent four-step… read more
Checkmate: A Chess Program for African-American Male Adolescents
Korenman, M., Korenman, T., & Lyutykh, E. (2009). Checkmate: A chess program for african-american male adolescents. International Journal of Multicultural Education, 11(1) This investigation looked at the influence of a chess program on adolescents’ attitudes towards schooling at an alternative charter school in a high-risk urban context. Participants included school… read more