Drawing from the work of top researchers in various fields, The Handbook of Research on Black Males explores the nuanced and multifaceted phenomena known as the black male. Simultaneously hyper-visible and invisible, black males around the globe are being investigated now more than ever before; however, many of the well-meaning responses regarding media attention paid to black males are not well informed by research. Additionally, not all black males are the same, and each of them have varying strengths and challenges, making one-size-fits-all perspectives unproductive. This text, which acts as a comprehensive tool that can serve as a resource to articulate and argue for policy change, suggest educational improvements, and advocate judicial reform, fills a large void. The contributors, from multidisciplinary backgrounds, focus on history, research trends, health, education, criminal and social justice, hip-hop, and programs and initiatives. This volume has the potential to influence the field of research on black males as well as improve lives for a population that is often the most celebrated in the media and simultaneously the least socially valued.
ContentsJerlando F. L. Jackson / ForewordTheodore S. Ransaw / PrefacePart 1. HistoryBernard K. Duffy / IntroductionBernard K. Duffy and Richard D. Besel / Recollection, Regret, and Foreboding in Frederick Douglass's Fourth of July Orations of 1852 and 1875Andre E. Johnson / Fighting the Devil with Fire: The Political Rhetoric of Henry McNeal Turner during ReconstructionRichard W. Leeman / Fanning the Flame: African American Leaders and the Agitation for Change, 1918-1954Bernard K. Duffy and Richard D. Besel / Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" and the Politics of Cultural Memory: An ApostilRobert E. Terrill / The Biographical and Rhetorical Transformations of Malcolm XRichard D. Besel and Bernard K. Duffy / Stokely Carmichael and the Rhetorical Articulation of Black PowerDavid A. Frank / Barack Obama, the Rhetoric of Racial Reconciliation, and Donald Trump's Audience: Realizing the Promise of the "A More Perfect Union Address"VignettePart 2. Research and Research TrendsDarryl B. Holloman and Corey D. Givens / IntroductionMichell L. Temple, Teresita Warren, and J. Michael Anderson / Black Male College Students with Disabilities: The Role of Self-Determination in College CompletionJeffrey K. Coleman / Educational Emancipation: Liberating African American Male Students at PWIsRobert G. Bryant and Georj Lewis / Qualitative Research Approach When Studying Black MalesTomeka Davis / How Schools Fail Black Boys (and Girls Too): Race, Gender, and Academic Trajectories from Kindergarten through Eighth GradeTheodore Greene / Aberrations of "Home": Gay Neighborhoods and the Experiences of Community among GBQ Men of ColorVignettePart 3. HealthBrent E. Johnson / IntroductionRana Walker / I Can Breathe: Transforming the Mind, Body, and Spirit of Black MalesTaura Taylor / Fatherhood, Resilience, and Black Men's Mental Health: Exploring the Contributions of Black Homeschooling FathersBrent E. Johnson / Improved Health Care for Black Males as a Function of Increased Graduation Rates: A Scholar-Servanthood Pedagogical ApproachDarron Smith / The Epigenetics of Being Black and Feeling Blue: Understanding African American Vulnerability to DiseaseJames H. Campbell / Djangos Chained: The Struggle for FreedomVignettePart 4. EducationTheodore S. Ransaw / IntroductionJawanza Kunjufu / Understanding Black Male Learning StylesTheodore S. Ransaw / The Black Male Founders of Emancipatory Education: Frederick Douglass, W. E. B. DuBois, Booker T. Washington, Carter g. Woodson, Molefi Asante, Jawanza Kunjufu, William Cross, and Richard MajorsAnindya Kundu / Agency and Grit: Fostering the Growth of Black Male Students to Achieve GreatnessRobert Q. Berry III and Kateri Thunder / Black Learners' Perseverance with Mathematics: A Qualitative MetasynthesisDavid E. Kirkland and Austin Jackson / We Real Cool: Toward a Theory of Black Masculine LiteraciesRaven Jones Stanbrough / Culturally Sustained Debaters: Understanding the Legacy Learning Literacies of Young Black MenStuart Rhoden / Perseverance Will Prevail: Three Young Black Males Whose Lives MatterJames Bridgeforth / Examining Campus Climate for African American Males at Predominantly White InstitutionsLouis Napoleon / No Positive Role Models: Growing Up in PrisonVignettePart 5. Criminal and Social JusticeSteven Randolph Cureton / IntroductionLaWanda M. Simpkins / Victimized Victim: The Consciousness of Black Femininity in the Image of MasculinityKimya N. Dennis / Black Male Suicide: Inward-Expressed Frustration and AggressionArmondo R. Collins / The Media Assault on the Black Male: Echoes of Public Lynching and Killing the Modern Terror of Jack JohnsonJack S. Monell / A Preliminary Examination of Hegemonic Masculinity: Defi nitional Transference of Black Masculinity Affecting Lethal Tactics against Black MalesSteven Randolph Cureton / Hoovers and Night Crawlers: When Outside In Becomes Inside OutVignettePart 6. Hip-HopToby S. Jenkins / IntroductionMazi A. E. Mutafa / Words, Beats, and My LifeCrystal Leigh Endsley / Dopeboys and Mic Fiends: Spoken Word Poetry as a Performance of Black MasculinityEdward J. Smith / Discussing Suicide without being Crucified: The New Renaissance of Mental Health in Hip-HopChelda Smith Kondo / Mama, Am I Hip-Hop? Unpacking the Intersections of Race, Culture, and Gender with a Young Black BoyVignettePart 7. Programs and InitiativesSpencer Platt and Theodore S. Ransaw / IntroductionRonald W. Whitaker II and Adriel A. Hilton / All Eyes on Me: Culturally Responsive Approaches to Engaging Revenue-Playing Black Male Student-Athletes Who Attend PWIsDevin L. Randolph / African American Male Students' Perceptions of Factors That Contribute to Their Academic SuccessC. P. Gause / Holla If You Hear Me? Supporting African American Males at a Predominantly White Institution in the Midwest - a Tale from Southeast Missouri State UniversityTyree Robinson / The Effects of Racial Exclusionary Disciplinary Practices on African American Male Students: Alternatives to Suspensions and ExpulsionsGregory J. Vincent, Ryan M. Sutton, Jessica M. Khalaf, and Kevin Almasy / Black Males in Higher Education: A Multiple Case Study Approach to Success and Retention at the University of Texas at AustinVignetteC. P. Gause / Where Do We Go from Here? We Need a RevolutionContributorsIndex
