This study explored how the Black parent-daughter relationship might serve as a vehicle by which the girls come to know, submit to, and/or resist the stereotypical images prevalent in the cultural movement of hip-hop. By exploring the relationship dynamics and levels of dialogue between seven African American adolescent girls and their parent it…

This article reports on one teacher's year-long project seeking to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline through class dialogue around gang affiliations. The review of literature defines the school-to-prison pipeline and its connections to gang affiliation. The study engaged methods of qualitative action research with seven male participants…

The study is one of few to examine how living in rural, suburban, or urban settings may alter factors supporting African Americans adolescents' math performance. The study examines the relationship of math self-concept and perceptions of friends' academic behaviors to African American students' math performance. Participants (N = 1,049) are…

Assesses the self-concept and school attitudes of a sample of Black ninth graders at two urban schools. Reports that, while the percentage of Black youth with low self-concept may be lower now than in previous years, there are still many who lack a positive self-image. (KH)