Brooms, D. R., Clark, J. S., & Druery, J. E. (2020). “We Can Redefine Ourselves”: Enhancing Black College Men’s Persistence Through Counterspaces. Journal of Black Studies. Black college men are constantly repositioned in higher education discourse as problems and in crises. However, there is much to be learned from… read more
Manifestations of Athletic Identity in Black Male Collegiate Student-Athletes: Introduction of a Model
Howe, J. (2020). Manifestations of athletic identity in black male collegiate student-athletes: Introduction of a model. Journal of Amateur Sport, 6(2), 107–135. https://doi.org/10.17161/jas.v6i2.13636 The socialization of Black males into athletics leads to a heightened attention placed on their athletic identity. Once these student-athletes enter the collegiate environment, the institutions of higher education… read more
From “Problems” to “Vulnerable Resources:” Reconceptualizing Black Boys With and Without Disability Labels in U.S. Urban Schools
Proffitt, W. A. (2020). From “Problems” to “Vulnerable Resources:” Reconceptualizing Black Boys With and Without Disability Labels in U.S. Urban Schools. Urban Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042085920972164 In this article, I propose a critical, alternative framing of Black boys, asserting that Black boys are vulnerable resources rather than problems. Black boys are… read more
Expect the Best; Not the Worst: The Impact of Parental Expectation on Black Males’ Math Scores
Jackson, L. J., Ford, J. R., James, B. A., Schleiden, C. A., Harris-McKoy, D., & Holcomb, J. E. (2020). Expect the Best; Not the Worst: The Impact of Parental Expectation on Black Males’ Math Scores. Journal of Black Studies, 51(8), 767–789. https://doi.org/10.1177/0021934720946427 Due to the racial and gender disparities… read more