Meier, T. (2015). “The Brown Face of Hope”: Reading Engagement and African American Boys. The Reading Teacher, 68(5), 335-335. African American children’s literature has a potentially powerful role to play in increasing reading engagement for African American boys. Unfortunately, this body of literature is not always used effectively in schools.… read more
A Motivational Intervention for African American Boys Labeled as Aggressive
Graham, S., Taylor, A., & Hudley, C. (2015). A 12-week, 32-lesson afterschool intervention was conducted with third- to fifth-grade urban African American boys classified as aggressive. Grounded in attribution theory and organized around the construct of perceived responsibility in self and others,. Urban Education, 50(2), 194-224. A 12-week, 32-lesson afterschool… read more
Understanding the Challenges in Order to Increase the Educational Outcomes for At Risk African American Males in Out-of-Home Placements: Residential Group Homes and Foster Care
Miller Dyce, C. (2015). Understanding the Challenges in Order to Increase the Educational Outcomes for At Risk African American Males in Out-of-Home Placements: Residential Group Homes and Foster Care. The Urban Review, 47(1), 144-160. This article explores the challenges related to increasing educational outcomes for African American males who are… read more
Umoja: A Culturally Specific Approach to Mentoring Young African American Males
Watson, J., Washington, G., & Stepteau-Watson, D. (2015). Umoja: A Culturally Specific Approach to Mentoring Young African American Males. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 32(1), 81-90. This article reports that urban inner-city African American male youth residing in communities of color are at-risk and warrant interventions custom tailored to… read more