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Reading and the African American Male: Identity, Equity, and Power.
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Tatum, Alfred W. – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 1999
Recounts the author's experiences as he developed a love for reading in elementary school, discovered in high school the element of power that reading held, and endured isolation in college. Describes his work with struggling African-American adolescent readers. (SR)
Descriptors: Black Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Empowerment, Equal Education