Brooms, D. R. (2018;2016;). ‘Building us up’: Supporting black male college students in a black male initiative program. Critical Sociology, 44(1), 141-155. Efforts to enhance the academic performances and educational experiences of Black males in college has exploded in the past 15 years, including institutional, state, system-level, and national programs,… Continue Reading ‘Building Us Up’: Supporting Black Male College Students in a Black Male Initiative Program
Derrick R. Brooms
Black Otherfathering in the Educational Experiences of Black Males in a Single-Sex Urban High School
Brooms, D. R. (2017). Black otherfathering in the educational experiences of black males in a single-sex urban high school. Teachers College Record, 119(12) Background/Context: A good deal of research has been written about the problems and challenges facing Black male youth in their educational endeavors, ranging from academic performances, aspirations,… Continue Reading Black Otherfathering in the Educational Experiences of Black Males in a Single-Sex Urban High School
Staying Focused on the Goal Peer Bonding and Faculty Mentors Supporting Black Males’ Persistence in College
Brooms, D. R., & Davis, A. R. (2017). Staying focused on the goal: Peer bonding and faculty mentors supporting black males’ persistence in college. Journal of Black Studies, 48(3), 305-326. This qualitative study investigated the collegiate experiences of 59 Black males at three different historically White institutions. Specifically, we explore… Continue Reading Staying Focused on the Goal Peer Bonding and Faculty Mentors Supporting Black Males’ Persistence in College