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Black Minds Matter: Week 1

Week 1: Linking Black Lives and Black Minds

Required Articles:

Education Trust – West (2015). Black minds matter: Supporting the educational success of Black children in California. Oakland, CA: Author.
Howard, T. C. (2016). Why Black lives (and minds) matter: Race, freedom schools & the quest for educational equity. The Journal of Negro Education, 85(2), 101-113.

Optional Readings:

Griffin, K. A., Jayakumar, U. M., Jones, M. M., & Allen, W. R. (2010). Ebony in the Ivory Tower: Trends in the socioeconomic status, achievement, and self-concept of Black male freshmen between 1971 and 2000. Equity and Excellence in Education, 43(2), 232
Parham, T. A., & McDavis, R. J. (1987). Black men, an endangered species: Who's really pulling the trigger? Journal of Counseling & Development, 66(1), 24-27.
Wood, J. L., Harrison, J. D., & Jones, T. K. (2016). Black males’ perceptions of the work–college balance: The impact of employment on academic success in the community college. The Journal of Men’s Studies, 24(3), 326-343.

Required Book

Advancing Black Male Student Success from Preschool Through Ph. D. by J. Luke Wood (Editor); Shaun R. Harper (Editor)
Call Number: LC2731 .A28 2016
Publication Date: 2016