Fenning, P., & Rose, J. (2007). Overrepresentation of african american students in exclusionary discipline the role of school policy. Urban Education, 42(6), 536-559. The overrepresentation of ethnic minority students, particularly African American males, in the exclusionary discipline consequences of suspension and expulsion has been consistently documented during the past three… read more
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When School Is Not Enough: Understanding the Lives and Literacies of Black Youth
Kinloch, V., Burkhard, T., & Penn, C. (2017). When school is not enough: Understanding the lives and literacies of black youth. Research in the Teaching of English, 52(1), 34. This article discusses findings from two interconnected ethnographic studies on the out-of-school literacy practices of Black adolescent males: 18-year-old Khaleeq from… read more
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Heman Sweatt Center Housed within the Division of Campus & Community Engagement at the University of Texas at Austin (UT), the Heman Sweatt Center (Sweatt Center) is a faculty-led student organization consisting of professors, administrators, graduate, and undergraduate students committed to creating community and honoring the legacy of Heman Marion… read more
Halting African American Boys’ Progression From Pre-K to Prison: What Families, Schools, and Communities Can Do
Barbarin, O. (2010). Halting african american boys’ progression from pre-K to prison: What families, schools, and communities can do. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 80(1), 81-88. Incarceration is a much more common experience for African American males than White males. As a consequence of these high rates, the “school-to-prison” pipeline is… read more