"Dope, Phenomenal Black Men at My Reach": Exploring the Impact of Peer and Role Model Bonding in a Black Male Initiative

• In Event: Black Counter-Spaces, Resistance, Bonding, and Belonging

Abstract

Using homosocial bonding as the theoretical framework, this qualitative study sought to explore the benefits six Black undergraduate men experienced through their engagement in a Black Male Initiative (BMI) at a historically White institution (HWI). The men in the study underscored two primary benefits they received by being connected to other Black men in the BMI program: 1) Building Supportive Peer Relationships and (2) Gaining Role Models, which they felt attributed to their persistence, overall success, and future aspirations.

Author

• Jarrod E. Druery, University of Cincinnati
  Presenting Author