Robinson, S. A. (2016). Introduction to the Special Issue. Journal of African American Males in Education, 7(1), 1-4. This special issue of the Journal of African American Males in Education (JAAME) sheds light on the experiences of African American males in P-20 settings who have learning disabilities. To date there… read more
Phoenix Rising: An Autoethnographic Account of a Gifted Black Male With Dyslexia
Robinson, S. A. (2017). Phoenix Rising: An Autoethnographic Account of a Gifted Black Male With Dyslexia. Journal for the Education of the Gifted. 40. The purpose of this study was to describe my academic journey as a gifted Black male with dyslexia. The central research question was the following: What were… read more
‘Me Against the World’: Autoethnographic poetry
Robinson, S. A. (2017) ‘Me Against the World’: Autoethnographic poetry, Disability & Society, 32(5), 748-752. The existing literature on race and ethnicity overlooks learning disability (LD), and the latter often overlooks Black males and segregated schooling. Thus, this poetic account embodies the voice of a Black male with LD. As… read more
Creative Works “Can’t C Me.”
Robinson, S. A. (2016). “Can’t C Me.” Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal. 4. 1-4. I contextualize my poetry by using the lyrics of the song “Can’t C Me” written by Lesane Parish Crooks. As a Black male with a learning disability (i.e., dyslexia), I was warehoused in an… read more