Byfield, C. (2008). The impact of religion on the educational achievement of black boys: A UK and USA study. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 29(2), 189-199. Black boys in the United Kingdom and the USA have almost become synonymous with the concept of ‘underachievement’. However, many Black boys are… Continue Reading The impact of religion on the educational achievement of Black boys: A UK and USA study
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“I’m Trying to Get My A”: Black Male Achievers Talk About Race, School and Achievement
Allen, Q. (2015). “I’m Trying to Get My A”: Black Male Achievers Talk About Race, School and Achievement. The Urban Review, 47(1). This study seeks to challenge deficit views on Black male education by highlighting the perspectives of academically successful Black males in a secondary school setting. Employing interpretive qualitative… Continue Reading “I’m Trying to Get My A”: Black Male Achievers Talk About Race, School and Achievement
When the “Burden of Acting White” is Not a Burden: School Success and African American Male Students
Stinson, D. W. (2011). When the “Burden of Acting White” is Not a Burden: School Success and African American Male Students. The Urban Review, 43(1), 43-65. In this article, the author reports the “voices” of four academically successful African American men, in their early 20s, as they explicitly respond, in retrospect, to… Continue Reading When the “Burden of Acting White” is Not a Burden: School Success and African American Male Students