J. Luke Wood & Caroline S. Turner (2010) Black Males and the Community College: Student Perspectives on Faculty and Academic Success, Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 35:1-2, 135-151, DOI: 10.1080/10668926.2010.526052 This article highlights findings from a qualitative study of factors affecting the academic success of African American male students in the community college. Data was… read more
Urban Education and Academic Success: The Case of Higher Achieving Black Males
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
Ethnicity/Race, Paranoia, and Hospitalization for Mental Health Problems Among Men
Whaley, A. L. (2004). Ethnicity/Race, paranoia, and hospitalization for mental health problems among men. American Journal of Public Health, 94(1), 78-81. A study testing the hypothesis that Black men with high levels of distrust (i.e., mild paranoia) are at greater risk of hospitalization for mental health problems than their White… read more
Depression in African American Men: A Review of What We Know and Where We Need to Go From Here
Ward, E. and Mengesha, M. (2013), Depression in African American Men: A Review of What We Know and Where We Need to Go From Here. Am J Orthopsychiatry, 83: 386-397. doi:10.1111/ajop.12015 Depression is one of the most common mental disorders in the United States and affects an estimated 17 million people… read more