Tatum, A. W. (2015). Engaging african american males in reading (reprint). Journal of Education, 195(2), 1. The field of education is saturated with studies documenting the poor performance and achievement deficits of African American males throughout their school years. National reading achievement data continue to indicate that as a group,… read more
My Brother as “Problem”: Neoliberal Governmentality and Interventions for Black Young Men and Boys
Dumas, M. J. (2016). My brother as “problem”: Neoliberal governmentality and interventions for black young men and boys. Educational Policy, 30(1), 94. In this article, the author argues that the Obama Administration’s My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) initiative serves as an exemplar of neoliberal governmentality, in which Black young men and… read more
Actuating Equity: Historical and Contemporary Analyses of African American Access to Selective Higher Education from Sweatt to the Top 10 Percent Law
Heilig, J. V., Reddick, R. J., Hamilton, C., & Dietz, L. (2010). Actuating equity: Historical and contemporary analyses of african american access to selective higher education from sweatt to the top 10 percent law. Harvard Journal of African American Public Policy, 17, 11-27. This article studies the history of enrollment… read more
The gift that keeps giving: historically Black college and university-educated scholars and their mentoring at predominately White institutions
Reddick, R. J. (2006). The gift that keeps giving: Historically black college and university-educated scholars and their mentoring at predominately white institutions. The Journal of Educational Foundations, 20(1/2), 61. Through my findings and analysis, I will argue that the influence of HBCUs continues into the emerging new century in a… read more