Rubin, L.M. (2016). The detrimental effects of big-time college sports on black student-athletes’ academic success. Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletes in Education, 10(3), 185-198. The pressures of big-time college sports coupled with NCAA academic legislation set up a system of inequality among student-athletes to achieve academic success. Blackman (2008)… Continue Reading The Detrimental Effects of Big-Time College Sports on Black Student-Athletes’ Academic Success
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Creating a New Narrative: Reframing Black Masculinity for College Men
Pelzer, D. L. (2016). Creating a new narrative: Reframing black masculinity for college men.The Journal of Negro Education, 85(1), 16-27. The way Black men make meaning of their college experience is implicitly tied to how they internalize and demonstrate their masculinity. This research briefly reviews the concept of Black masculinity… Continue Reading Creating a New Narrative: Reframing Black Masculinity for College Men
African American Male College Athletes’ Narratives on Education and Racism
Singer, J. N. (2016, October 4). African American Male College Athletes’ Narratives on Education and Racism. Urban Education, 51(9), 1065-1095. This study presents narrative case study vignettes of three elite African American male football athletes at a major historically White institution of higher education with a big-time athletics department. More… Continue Reading African American Male College Athletes’ Narratives on Education and Racism