Wood, J., & Williams, R. (2013). Persistence Factors for Black Males in the Community College: An Examination of Background, Academic, Social, and Environmental Variables. Spectrum: A Journal on Black Men, 1(2), 1-28. doi:10.2979/spectrum.1.2.1 The primary goal of this study was to identify variables predictive of first-year persistence among Black male students enrolled… read more
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More Than Just Play: Unmasking Black Child Labor in the Athletic Industrial Complex
Runstedtler, T. (2018). More Than Just Play: Unmasking Black Child Labor in the Athletic Industrial Complex. Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 0193723518758458. African Americans’ hypervisibility in sports remains a frequent point of critique. There has been a tendency to blame Black youths for their supposed “sports fixation.” Complicating this… read more
Perception or Reality: The Relationship Between Stereotypes, Discrimination, and the Academic Outcomes of African American Male College Athletes
Fuller, R. D. (2017). Perception or reality: The relationship between stereotypes, discrimination, and the academic outcomes of african american male college athletes.Journal of Sport & Social Issues, 41(5), 402-424. The current study examined the degree to which stereotypes and racial discrimination affected the academic outcomes of African American male college… read more
The Mis-Education of the African American Student-Athlete
Harrison, L., Bimper, A. Y., Smith, M. P., & Logan, A. D. (2017). The Mis-Education of the African American Student-Athlete. Kinesiology Review, 6(1), 60-69. The African American male student-athlete occupies one of the most peculiar positions in American society. While lauded for their sport performance, they are often viewed as… read more