The continued dismal performance of African American students calls for the establishment of better strategies and techniques. The available studies reveal very little regarding the initiatives pursued by middle and elementary school teacher in addressing the academic needs of African American students, however, this literature has not yet defined what successful White high school teachers do to meet the academic needs of their African American male students; which allows these students to succeed academically at high school levels. The current study utilized Merriam's (2009) basic qualitative research design to interview eight high school teachers in a school district in the Southeastern United States. The respondents in this study were identified by their building principals as successful White teachers of African American male students. The selection criteria included at least three years of experience and students' final grade point average at or above 70%. Data collection included conducting personal interviews with six White teachers; digital records were made of these interviews and analyzed for reoccurring patterns and trends. The interview questions were aligned to the research questions which were developed from the literature review findings. The theoretical framework for this study was Howard's (2006) Achievement Triangle, along with G. Ladson-Billing's (2009, 2015) "Culturally Relevant and Responsive Teaching Model," Gay's (2010) "Culturally Responsive Teaching Model," and successful teachers motivate their students (Eccles & Wigfield, 2002). The findings indicated (a) the educational material must be relevant to the students' future; (b) support from the teacher was important; (c) students must take responsibility for their education at the high school level; and (d) in high school the number of outside influences that can interfere with learning outcome. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]