Educating Black Males

Ronnie Hopkins teaches in the Department of English and Foreign Languages, Norfolk State University. He is the CEO and President of A World of Difference: A Multicultural Education Consultation Group, located in Chesapeake, Virginia.

"It did not take Hopkins' project to convince me that the state of Black males is in crisis, but I had heretofore seen the proposal for all male academies as alternative education. Thanks to this book I now perceive the work this project describes as crisis intervention designed to promote self-esteem and motivation to learn."The author is thorough in his presentation of the history of immersion schools. Furthermore, his own first-hand experiences teaching at the Malcolm X Academy provides him with an insider's lens. Hopkins does not attempt to show a causal relation, but rather through in-depth interviewing procedures with students, parents, and school personnel at all levels, he explores the processes by which young Black males in the immersion schools under study learn agency amidst social structures that have tended to count them out. There is much to like about this book." — Diane DuBose Brunner, Michigan State University

• PrefaceAcknowledgments1. Introduction: Black Males Are Dying—An Overview of the Crises Facing American African Males2. "A Program of His Own": The Male Academy Movement3. In the Midst of Storm: A Description of Models4. The New Program: Approaches to Teaching Black Males5. Black Male Culture, Power, and Resistance6. Reclaiming Community, Renaming School: A Community Approach to Teaching Black Males7. Who Will Teach Our Black Males?: "A Call to Action!"8. Conclusion: Ain't Done with My Journey—Teaching for the PromiseAppendix A Black Male School and Program FeaturesAppendix B Addresses and Contact Numbers for Alternative Schools and Programs for American African MalesAppendix C Interview Excerpts from Phase One Study ParticipantsAppendix D Parent-Teacher Interviewing InstrumentAppendix E School Interviewing InstrumentBibliographyIndex