Woodland, M. H. (2016). After-school programs: A resource for young black males and other urban youth. Urban Education, 51(7), 770-796. While after-school programs are plentiful, they are often developed arbitrarily with little attention given to theoretical underpinnings that may inform program interventions. In this article, after-school programs are situated in… Continue Reading After-School Programs: A Resource for Young Black Males and Other Urban Youth
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“We Didn’t Let the Neighborhood Win”: Black Male Students’ Experiences in Negotiating and Navigating an Urban Neighborhood
Brooms, D. R. (2015). “We Didn’t let the neighborhood win”: Black male students’ experiences in negotiating and navigating an urban neighborhood. The Journal of Negro Education, 84(3), 269-281. The current study relies on in-depth interviews with twenty Black males who graduated from Du Bois Academy (pseudonym), an urban, all-boys public… Continue Reading “We Didn’t Let the Neighborhood Win”: Black Male Students’ Experiences in Negotiating and Navigating an Urban Neighborhood
Athletic Investment and Academic Resilience in a National Sample of African American Females and Males in the Middle Grades
Hawkins, R., & Mulkey, L. M. (2005). Athletic investment and academic resilience in a national sample of african american females and males in the middle grades.Education and Urban Society, 38(1), 62-88. This research examines the impact of gender on the association between sport participation and students’ educational opportunities and outcomes… Continue Reading Athletic Investment and Academic Resilience in a National Sample of African American Females and Males in the Middle Grades