Relevant Articles and Books
The issue of academic persistence among African American and Latino males is taking the spotlight across the nation. Use the information below as we have compiled articles, events, data and resources that are relevant to this topic for your review.
- Minority Male Students Face Challenge to Achieve at Community Colleges
- Pew Research Center - Hispanic Trends Project
- The Urgency of Now: The Schott 50 State Report on Public Education and Black Males
- The Schott Foundation for Public Education
- On U.S. Campuses, Networking and Nurturing to Retain Black Men
- College Access Programs Can Be an Asset to Low-Income Students
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Robert L. Vann of the Pittsburgh Courier: Politics and Black Journalism (Buni, Andrew)
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Black Men on Race, Gender, and Sexuality : A Critical Reader (Carbado, Devon W.)
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Family Violence and Men of Color : Healing the Wounded Male Spirit (Carrillo, Ricardo, Tello, Jerry))
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Billie's Blues: The Billie Holiday Story 1933-1959 (Chilton, John)
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The Negro Protest: James Baldwin, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr. Talk with Kenneth B. Clark (Clark, Kenneth B.)
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Between the World and Me (Coates, Ta'Nehisi)
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Thomas Dixon: His Books and His Career (Cook, Raymond Allen)
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W.E.B. DuBois Speaks: Speeches and Addresses 1920-1963 (DuBois, W.E.B. and Philip S. Foner - Editor)
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The Black Response to America: Men, Ideals, and Organization from Frederick Douglass to the NAACP (Factor, Robert L.)
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Daniel Hale Williams: Open-Heart Doctor (Fenderson, Lewis H.)
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Martin Luther King, Jr. (Frady, Marshall)
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Back to Birmingham: Richard Arrington, Jr. and His Times (Franklin, Jimmie Lewis)
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Frederick Douglass: The Orator (Geogory, James M.)
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Beyond Money, Cars, and Women : Examining Black Masculinity in Hip Hop Culture (Greene Jasmin S.)
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Advancing Black Male Student Success from Preschool through Ph.D. (Harper, Shaun and Wood, J.)
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12 Angry Men : True Stories of Being a Black Man in America Today ( Hughey, Matthew W, Parks, Gregory) e-Book
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More than Conquerors: Black Men Defying the Odds (Drs. Guyton, Thompson, Campbell, and Kniffley) PRINTED E-BOOK
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Henry Aaron: Quiet Superstar (Hirshberg, Al)
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Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.: Political Leader (Jakoubek, Robert)
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Motivating Black Males to Achieve in School & in Life (Kafele, Baruti K.)
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Nelson Mandela: A Champion of Freedom (Katz, Judith H.)
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Harold Washington: A Political Biography (Levinsohn, Florence Hamlish)
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How to Succeed on a Majority Campus: A Guide for Minority Students (Levey, Marc, Michael Blanco, and W. Terrell Jones)
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The Portable Harlem Renaissance Reader (Lewis, David Levering - Editor)
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Black and Brave: The Black Soldier in America (Lindenmeyer, Otto)
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Nightmare Overhanging Darkly: Essays on Black Culture and Resistance (Lynch, Acklyn)
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Dark Journey: Black Mississippians in the Age of Jim Crow (McMillen, Neil R.)
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I Was a Black Panther (Moore, Chuck)
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Black Man in the White House: A Diary of the Eisenhower Years by the Administrative Officer for Special Projects, the White House 1955-1961 (Morrow, Frederic E.)
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Malcom X: By Any Means Necessary (Myers, Walter D.)
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Twelve Years a Slave (Northup, Solomon)
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Wrong Place, Wrong Time : Trauma and Violence in the Lives of Young Black Men (Rich, John A.)
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Paul Robeson Speaks to Youth (Roberson, Paul Leroy)
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Mentoring African American Males : A Research Design Comparison Perspective (Ross, William)
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Hyper Sexual, Hyper Masculine? : Gender, Race and Sexuality in the Identities of Contemporary Black Men (Slatton, Brittany C.)
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Selma, Lord, Selma (Webb, Sheyann, and Rachel West Nelson)
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Courageous Conversations: State of the African American Male ( Zamani-Gallaher, Eboni M. Polite, Vernon C.)
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Ain't I a Feminist? : African American Men Speak Out on Fatherhood, Friendship, Forgiveness, and Freedom (White, Aaronette M.)