Korenman, M., Korenman, T., & Lyutykh, E. (2009). Checkmate: A chess program for african-american male adolescents. International Journal of Multicultural Education, 11(1) This investigation looked at the influence of a chess program on adolescents’ attitudes towards schooling at an alternative charter school in a high-risk urban context. Participants included school… Continue Reading Checkmate: A Chess Program for African-American Male Adolescents
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Do Negro Boys Need Separate Schools? Evaluating Choice, Rhetoric and Practices
Jones, A. (2014). Do negro boys need separate schools? evaluating choice, rhetoric and practices. The Journal of Negro Education, 83(3), 274-280. Du Bois poses a poignant question in 1935 based on the logic that Black children need to be in schools where they are valued and inspired whether that environment… Continue Reading Do Negro Boys Need Separate Schools? Evaluating Choice, Rhetoric and Practices
“Keep that in mind…You’re Gonna go to College”: Family Influence on the College Going Processes of Black and Latino High School Boys
Carey, R. L. (2016). “Keep that in mind…You’re gonna go to college”: Family influence on the college going processes of black and latino high school boys. The Urban Review, 48(5), 718–742. This article highlights the voices of two 11th grade boys of color (one Black and one Latino), attending one U.S. urban… Continue Reading “Keep that in mind…You’re Gonna go to College”: Family Influence on the College Going Processes of Black and Latino High School Boys