Mitchell, K., Bush, E. C., & Bush, L. V. (2002). Standing in the Gap: A Model for Establishing African American Male Intervention Programs within Public Schools. Educational Horizons, 80(3), 140. The Motivated Action towards Achievement and Transformation Academy is a California middle school’s program intended to increase achievement of African-American… read more
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Overview Housed within the Division of Campus and Community Engagement at the University of Texas at Austin, the Heman Sweatt Center Research Lab strives to create equitable access for Black males across the P-16 educational continuum. The Heman Sweatt Center Research Lab accomplishes this goal by publishing asset-oriented and humanizing… read more
Making the invisible visible: advancing quantitative methods in higher education using critical race theory and intersectionality
López, N., Erwin, C., Binder, M., & Chavez, M. J. (2018). Making the invisible visible: advancing quantitative methods in higher education using critical race theory and intersectionality. Race Ethnicity and Education, 21(2), 180-207. We appeal to critical race theory and intersectionality to examine achievement gaps at a large public university… read more
Triple Identity Theory: A Theoretical Framework for Understanding Gifted Black Males with Dyslexia
Robinson, S. A. (2016). Triple Identity Theory: A Theoretical Framework for Understanding Gifted Black Males with Dyslexia. Urban Education Research and Policy Annuals, 4(1), 147-158. Much of the current scholarship on Black males focuses on the achievement gap; their underidentification as twice-exceptional, underrepresentation in gifted and talented programs, and their… read more