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Robinson, Shantá R. – Urban Education, 2022
This year-long ethnographic study explored the occupational aspirations and informal educational experiences of 25 diverse homeless adolescents who found social welfare assistance through Empower, a nonprofit organization. Using organizational habitus and intersectionality as theoretical frameworks and constant comparative analysis, I found that…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Homeless People, Minority Groups, Welfare Services
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Proffitt, William A. – Urban Education, 2022
In this article, I propose a critical, alternative framing of Black boys, asserting that Black boys are vulnerable resources rather than problems. Black boys are susceptible to racist and ableist practices and discourses, and they deserve special protection and services in school that do not position them as "in need of repair." Despite…
Descriptors: Males, African American Students, Urban Schools, Racial Bias