Tia Sherèe Gaynor is an assistant professor in Political Science and director of the Center for Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation at the University of Cincinnati. Her research focuses on the unjust experiences’ individuals at the intersection of race, gender identity and sexual orientation have when interacting with systemic racism and social hierarchy in public administration. She currently lives in Cincinnati, Ohio. Jocelyn DeVance Taliaferro is an associate professor at North Carolina State University Department of Social Work. Her research interests include nonprofit lobbying, African American student achievement, and parental involvement. She lives in Raleigh.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction (Tia Sherèe Gaynor and Jocelyn DeVance Taliaferro)The Clash of Aristocratic and Bourgeois Virtues in The Wire (Gus P. Gradinger and Bart J. Wilson)“You gonna look out for me?” Intersectionality, Young BlackMale Giftedness and Cultural Competency Using The Wire (Heather Cherie Moore) “Cause they’re not learning for our world; they’re learningfor theirs”: A Critical Race Theory and Phenomenological Variant of Ecological Systems Theory Analysis of Seasonof The Wire (Hannah Carson Baggett, Crystal G. Simmons, Sharonda R. Eggleton and Jessica T. ­DeCuir-Gunby) Schooling You on the Domains of Power in The Wire (Tia Sherèe Gaynor and Brandi Blessett)From Sentimentalism to Grief: Pedagogies of Humanization in Waiting for “Superman” and The Wire (Mark Stern) Omar listening”: Queer Theory, Gender Play and The Wire (Jason P. Vest)What Then? The Cultural Forum of The Wire (Joe Allen and Christopher S. Toenes)It’s All in the Game: How NOT to Teach The Wire in Predominantly White Institutions (PWI) (Peggy Jones) “Soft Eyes”: Pragmatic Considerations and Strategies for Teaching The Wire (Jocelyn DeVance Taliaferro) About the ContributorsIndex