Bell, C. (2015). The hidden side of zero tolerance policies: The african american perspective. Sociology Compass, 9(1), 14-22. Several papers have documented the disproportionate representation of African Americans in school discipline and incarceration settings as a result of zero tolerance policies. In 2009, a federal study of the Chicago Public School… Continue Reading The Hidden Side of Zero Tolerance Policies: The African American Perspective
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In Their Own Words: Erasing Deficits and Exploring What Works to Improve K–12 and Postsecondary Black Male School Achievement
Warren, C. A., Douglas, T. M., & Howard, T. C. (2016). In Their Own Words: Erasing Deficits and Exploring What Works to Improve K–12 and Postsecondary Black Male School Achievement. Teachers College Record, 118(6), 1-6. This article outlines the imperative for strengths-based research to counter deficit perceptions and perspectives of… Continue Reading In Their Own Words: Erasing Deficits and Exploring What Works to Improve K–12 and Postsecondary Black Male School Achievement
My Brother as “Problem”: Neoliberal Governmentality and Interventions for Black Young Men and Boys
Dumas, M. J. (2016). My brother as “problem”: Neoliberal governmentality and interventions for black young men and boys. Educational Policy, 30(1), 94. In this article, the author argues that the Obama Administration’s My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) initiative serves as an exemplar of neoliberal governmentality, in which Black young men and… Continue Reading My Brother as “Problem”: Neoliberal Governmentality and Interventions for Black Young Men and Boys