Despite ongoing efforts to improve retention and engagement of Black Males in postsecondary education, there remain significant differences in academic achievement compared to other racial demographics. This qualitative research study examines the effectiveness of a "Culturally Strategic Mentoring" (CSM) approach that provides Black…

White subjects were asked to evaluate toddler behavior after viewing a 14-minute film of a white child and a black child playing spontaneously. Each toddler was presented as both a male and a female to 208 well-educated adult subjects. In Treatment I, the children were called John and Mike; in Treatment II, Jane and Mary; in Treatment III, John…

Summarized are findings of a 14-year longitudinal study of the educational and occupational outcomes of 524 adolescents in rural or urban low-income areas in six southern states. The sample included 343 white and 181 black youth. Focusing on the comparative contribution of the family as a context for adolescent educational and occupational…