Race and Resiliency: Understanding the Experiences of High-Achieving African American Male Students

• In Event: Roundtable Session 6
  In Roundtable Session: African American Male Students and Notions of Self and Success

Abstract

The study explores the complex factors that contribute to the resiliency and academic achievement of six adolescent African American male students who were enrolled in an urban college preparatory high school. Our findings highlight the experiences of these students as they pursued an International Baccalaureate (IB), bringing to light the challenges they faced and the academic and social resources available to them as they navigated these challenges. We offer strategies and recommendations for supporting African American students in advance placement courses.

Authors

• Afra Ahmed Hersi, Loyola University Maryland

• Sedrick Smith, University of Maryland - Baltimore County