Acknowledgments
Preface
an invocation . . . for Black young men
Introduction
1. "They don't give us a chance to be us": Black Boys' Sense Making
and Theorizing about Their Lives
Part I: Secondary School Experiences
2. "I needed to get out": Educational Desires and the Urban
Neighborhood
3. "I always knew that I was smart": Personal Perspectives and
Educational Pursuits
4. "Getting the preparation and knowledge about college": Schooling
and College-Going Support
Part II: Collegiate Experiences
5. "I knew I was gon' struggle": Stories and Expectations of
College Struggles
6."I never wanted to give up, but . . .": Navigating and Coping
with Challenging Experiences
7. "I didn't have no Plan B": Staying Focused on Collegiate
Goals
8. "I'm creating my own story": Young Black Men Enacting and
Embodying Agency
Part III: Lessons
9. "Sometimes the odds are just stacked against you": Reassessing
the Challenges That Make Education High-Stakes
10. Looking Forward: Addressing the Stakes for Black Boys and Young
Men
Appendix
Notes
References
Index
Derrick R. Brooms is Professor of Sociology and Africana Studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He is the author of Being Black, Being Male on Campus: Understanding and Confronting Black Male Collegiate Experiences, also published by SUNY Press.
“This book is unique in that is offers the readers an opportunity to learn the experiences of eight African American young men’s educational journey in a nonjudgmental assessment. Too often, African American boys, young men, and men are viewed through a stereotypical and dysfunctional lens. Brooms humanizes them by allowing them to tell their stories; the good, the bad, the ugly, and the beautifully resilient.” — William A. Smith, University of Utah
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