Whatley, J. K. (2018). Implicit Bias as a Contributing Factor to Disproportionality of African Americans In Special Education: The Promise of a Bias Literacy Intervention (Doctoral dissertation, Mercer University). With the extensive research on disproportionality of African Americans in special education, the researcher explored implicit bias as a contributing factor.… read more
The Effects of Accelerated Reader on 6th Grade At-Risk African American Males’ Motivation as It Relates to Foucault’s Power/Knowledge Theory
Williams, T. (2018). The Effects of Accelerated Reader on 6th Grade At-Risk African American Males’ Motivation as It Relates to Foucault’s Power/Knowledge Theory. This interpretive qualitative study explored the effectiveness of the computerized reading management software, Accelerated Reader, on a select group of at-risk sixth grade African American male students’… read more
A Living Nightmare: A Phenomenological Study of Black Males’ Lived Experiences of Racial Profiling during Traffic Stops
Jackson III, J. C. (2018). A Living Nightmare: A Phenomenological Study of Black Males’ Lived Experiences of Racial Profiling during Traffic Stops (Doctoral dissertation, Nova Southeastern University). For years, urban communities and specific ethnic groups within the US (mostly Blacks and Hispanics) have been targeted for racial profiling by our… read more
From Subhuman to Human Kind: Implicit Bias, Racial Memory, and Black Males in Schools and Society
Brown, A. L. (2017). From Subhuman to Human Kind: Implicit Bias, Racial Memory, and Black Males in Schools and Society.Peabody Journal of Education, (just-accepted), 00-00. This paper argues that implicit racial bias regarding black males is a manifestation of a long trajectory of Western racial memory and anti-blackness where black… read more