Lighting Up the Campus and Creating Spaces of Support through Black Male Initiatives

• In Event: Black Men in College: Exploring Initiatives, Representation, and Intersectionality

Abstract

This study explores experiences of participants in a Black Male Initiative (BMI) by analyzing focus group data from 6 Black males. Students shared personal narratives and described experiencing brotherhood, support, and personal development through the BMI program, which positively impacted their collegiate (academic and social) experience.

Authors

• Jarrod E. Druery, University of Louisville

• Derrick Brooms, University of Cincinnati