Brooms, D. R. (2015). “We Didn’t let the neighborhood win”: Black male students’ experiences in negotiating and navigating an urban neighborhood. The Journal of Negro Education, 84(3), 269-281. The current study relies on in-depth interviews with twenty Black males who graduated from Du Bois Academy (pseudonym), an urban, all-boys public… read more
Trends in Job Quality for African-American Workers, 1979–2011
Jones, J., & Schmitt, J. (2015;2016;). Trends in job quality for african-american workers, 1979–2011. The Review of Black Political Economy, 43(1), 1. Economists expect that increases in education and work experience will increase workers’ productivity and translate into higher compensation. We use data from the March Current Population Survey (CPS)… read more
Culture and Climate: Factors That Influence the Academic Success of African American Students in Prelicensure Nursing Education
Murray, T. A. (2015). Culture and climate: Factors that influence the academic success of african american students in prelicensure nursing education. Journal of Nursing Education, 54(12), 704-707. Background: Despite numerous calls to diversify the nursing workforce, little progress has been made in increasing the numbers of African American graduates from… read more
The death of Black males: The unmasking of cultural competence and oppressive practices in a micro-aggressive environment
Otuyelu, F., Graham, W., & Kennedy, S. A. (2016). The death of black males: The unmasking of cultural competence and oppressive practices in a micro-aggressive environment. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 26(3-4), 430. This conceptual article critically examines the relationship between cultural competence, oppressive practices, and micro-aggression… read more