Terry Sr., C. L., Flennaugh, T. K., Blackmon, S. M., & Howard, T. C. (2013). Does the “Negro” Still Need Separate Schools? Single-Sex Educational Settings as Critical Race Counterspaces. Urban Education, 49(6), 666-697.

This article explores whether contemporary educators should consider single-sex educational settings as viable interventions in educating African American males. Using qualitative data from a 2-year study of single-sex educational spaces in two Los Angeles County high schools, the authors argue that when all-male spaces effectively function as Critical Race Theory counter spaces, the educational experiences of high school–aged Black males are positively transformed. These curricular, single-sex counter spaces can effectively shield Black males from the marginalizing effects of urban schooling while serving as platforms for productive re-engagement in positive school trajectories. Research-based principles for designing effective single-sex educational settings are discussed.

Full article can be found here: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0042085913496798