Bell, C. (2015). The hidden side of zero tolerance policies: The african american perspective. Sociology Compass, 9(1), 14-22. Several papers have documented the disproportionate representation of African Americans in school discipline and incarceration settings as a result of zero tolerance policies. In 2009, a federal study of the Chicago Public School… read more
The Deadly Challenges of Raising African American Boys: Navigating the Controlling Image of the “Thug”
Dow, D. M. (2016). The deadly challenges of raising african american boys: Navigating the controlling image of the “thug”. Gender & Society, 30(2), 161. Through 60 in-depth interviews with African American middle- and upper-middle-class mothers, this article examines how the controlling image of the “thug” influences the concerns these mothers… read more
Policing and Teaching: The Positioning of Black Male Teachers as Agents in the Universal Carceral Apparatus
Bristol, T. J., & Mentor, M. (2018). Policing and teaching: The positioning of black male teachers as agents in the universal carceral apparatus. The Urban Review, , 1-17. 10. Given the challenging in- and out-of-school outcomes that some boys and young men of color exhibit, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners have… read more
“What Am I Gonna Be Losing?” School Culture and the Family-Based College-Going Dilemmas of Black and Latino Adolescent Boys
Carey, R. L. (2018). “What am I gonna be losing?” school culture and the family-based college-going dilemmas of black and latino adolescent boys. Education and Urban Society,50(3), 246-273. As educators and service providers in urban schools encourage student college going at higher rates than ever, policy and practice on school… read more