Holland, S. H. (1991). Positive role models for primary‐grade Black inner‐city males. Equity & Excellence in Education, 25(1), 40-44. School failure appears to be a major risk factor and harbinger of the crime, violence, and other disasters that often characterize the experiences of African American boys in urban America. Starting with the first… Continue Reading Positive role models for primary‐grade Black inner‐city males
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Minding the Gap: Cultivating Black Male Teachers in a Time of Crisis in Urban Schools
Pabon, A. J., Anderson, N. S., & Kharem, H. (2011). Minding the Gap: Cultivating Black Male Teachers in a Time of Crisis in Urban Schools. The Journal of Negro Education, 80(3), 358 – 367. The purpose of this article is to provide insights into the challenges in developing the Urban Community Teachers… Continue Reading Minding the Gap: Cultivating Black Male Teachers in a Time of Crisis in Urban Schools
The good and Bad of it All: Professional Black Male Basketball Players as Role Models for Young Black Male Basketball Players
Buford May, R. A. (2009). The good and Bad of it All: Professional Black Male Basketball Players as Role Models for Young Black Male Basketball Players. Sociology Of Sport Journal, 26(3), 443-461. It is a generally accepted belief, affirmed in the media, that professional Black male basketball players from the National Basketball Association serve… Continue Reading The good and Bad of it All: Professional Black Male Basketball Players as Role Models for Young Black Male Basketball Players