Black Male Education Research Collection

Black Male Education Research Collection

“I Was Just Trying to Make It”: Examining Urban Black Males’ Sense of Belonging, Schooling Experiences, and Academic Success

Brooms, D. R. (2019). “I Was Just Trying to Make It”: Examining Urban Black Males’ Sense of Belonging, Schooling Experiences, and Academic Success. Urban Education, 54(6), 804–830. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042085916648743   This qualitative study investigated the schooling experiences of 20 young Black men who graduated from Douglass Academy, an all-boys public charter secondary school in… read more 

Making Black boys and young men matter: radical relationships, future oriented imaginaries and other evolving insights for educational research and practice

Roderick L. Carey (2020) Making Black boys and young men matter: radical relationships, future oriented imaginaries and other evolving insights for educational research and practice, International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, DOI: 10.1080/09518398.2020.1753255 How have Black boys and young men mattered within society and schools, and how can educational stakeholders formulate contexts for them… read more 

Making Space for Diverse Masculinities: Difference, Intersectionality, and Engagement in an Urban High School. Adolescent Cultures, School and Society,

McCready, L. T. (2010). Making Space for Diverse Masculinities: Difference, Intersectionality, and Engagement in an Urban High School. Adolescent Cultures, School and Society, Volume 50. Peter Lang New York.   What’s it like for Black male students who are openly gay or “gender non-conforming” to navigate the social geography of… read more