Proffitt, W. A. (2020). From “Problems” to “Vulnerable Resources:” Reconceptualizing Black Boys With and Without Disability Labels in U.S. Urban Schools. Urban Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042085920972164 In this article, I propose a critical, alternative framing of Black boys, asserting that Black boys are vulnerable resources rather than problems. Black boys are… read more
Curriculum
Where Are the African American Males? Enrollment Criteria and the Placement of African American Males in Advanced Placement Courses
Lackey, D., & Lowery, K. (2020). Where Are the African American Males? Enrollment Criteria and the Placement of African American Males in Advanced Placement Courses. Urban Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042085920959133 This qualitative study was a critical race analysis of Advanced Placement criteria and under-enrollment of African American males in two midwestern… read more
Imagining the Comprehensive Mattering of Black Boys and Young Men in Society and Schools: Toward a New Approach
Carey, R. L. (2019) Imagining the Comprehensive Mattering of Black Boys and Young Men in Society and Schools: Toward a New Approach. Harvard Educational Review: Fall 2019, Vol. 89, No. 3, pp. 370-396. In this essay, Roderick L. Carey draws from social-psychological perspectives on mattering to argue that Black… read more
A Mathematics Classroom of Caring Among A Black Male Teacher and Black Male Students
Hunter, J. G., & Stinson, D. W. (2019). A Mathematics Classroom of Caring among a Black Male Teacher and Black Male Students. Curriculum & Teaching Dialogue, 21(1/2), (Sp)21-(Sp)34. This article summarizes a qualitative study that explored the influence a “successful” Black male mathematics teacher had on Black male high school… read more
Beyond Brown: New Approaches to Addressing Inequities in Education for African American Males
Jackson, J. F. L. . ed, & Moore, J. L. I. ed. (2008). Beyond Brown: New Approaches to Addressing Inequities in Education for African American Males /. American Behavioral Scientist, 51(7), 847–1053. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.lib.utexas.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eue&AN=508050010&site=ehost-liv A special issue on new approaches to addressing inequities in education for African-American males. Following an… read more
Developing a Black History and Black Studies Course Using a Black Historical Consciousness Framework
In this article, the authors argue that the development of high school Black history courses are missing a key element – a Black historical consciousness. Using an example from a school district in Missouri, they explore the history, content, curriculum, pedagogy, and limitations of a course that combines Black Studies… read more