Educating African American Males

This book continues, extends, and advances the research and conversations introduced in . With chapters commissioned by the Alphas in the Academy Committee (AAC) of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, this volume reflects the fraternity’s unshakable commitment to improving the contexts and outcomes of African American males in educational settings.

M. Christopher Brown II, PhD, is the 18th president of the nation’s first historically Black land-grant institution, Alcorn State University in Lorman, Mississippi. Dr. Brown has earned a national reputation for his research on education policy, governance/administration, and institutional contexts. T. Elon Dancy II, PhD, is a professor of higher education at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. His research agenda investigates the intersection of race, gender, and culture in colleges and universities as well as other educational settings. James Earl Davis, PhD, is Interim Dean of the College of Education, and Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. His research focuses on gender-based educational policy, issues of equity and access in higher education, urban school reform, and gender and cultural studies.

Contents: T. Elon Dancy II: Sociohistorical Contexts of African American Male Education: An Analysis of Race, Class, and Gender – Roland W. Mitchell: Questions from the Soul/Sole: Examining the Critical Work in Educational Practice – George L. Wimberly: Understanding Social Capital and the African American School Experience – James Earl Davis: Negotiating Masculinity in College: African American Males and Academic Engagement – H. Richard Milner IV: A Talk to Teachers about Black Male Students – Mark A. Gooden: Exploring the Property Rights and Liberty Interests of African American Males in Public Schools: Confronting the Denial of Education under the Guise of Maintaining Order – Terrell L. Strayhorn: And Their Own Received Them Not: Black Gay Male Undergraduates’ Experiences with White Racism, Black Homophobia – Robert T. Palmer: Barriers to Persistence for Black Male Collegians at an Historically Black University: An Exploratory Study – Issam Khoury: «It’s a Manhood Thing»: Pledging, Masculinity, and Identity Development in Black Greek Fraternities – M. Christopher Brown II: Slaughtering the Innocents: The (Mis-)Education of African American Males – Timothy K. Eatman: Appendix: Thematic Bibliography on Black Males in Education.