Washington, M. L. (2016). Black male(d): Peril and promise in the education of african american males. The Journal of Negro Education, 85(2), 184.
[…]Black males often become academically disengaged or oppositional. […]Black males are often at odds with their masculinity and racial image as Black males in a diverse, but discriminating society.
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