One of the problems school districts face is the shortage of teachers, but more severely the shortage of African-American male teachers. The recruitment of minority male teachers is an important prerequisite for teachers to equal their students in diversity; further, social justice demands the presence of minority men in the teaching profession to help represent the balance in a multiethnic society. Recruiting and retaining African-American teachers helps all students live in and understand a multicultural and global society. Researchers have examined principals' leadership styles and teachers' job satisfaction in relation to the intention to quit as a whole; however, few researchers have explored lived experiences of African-American male teachers' job satisfaction on the intention to quit. There is a gap in literature regarding explored lived experiences of African-American male teachers' job satisfaction and intention to quit the teaching field. Transformational and transactional leadership styles were the theoretical framework for this qualitative study. This study was delimited to 12 African-American male teachers in one southeast school district in Texas. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore the perceptions and lived experiences of African-American male teachers' job satisfaction and the intention to quit. The research will hopefully add to the body of knowledge regarding principals' leadership styles that affect teachers' job satisfaction and the intention to quit, as well as the value of African-American male teachers. This research also addressed the academic achievement gap among African-American males and the benefits of hiring, retaining, and recruiting African-American male teachers. [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.]