Black Males, Masculinities, and Otherfathering: Exploring Black Male Student Experiences With Their Black Male Teachers

• In Event: 16.052 - Critical Perspectives on Black Males in Education

Abstract

Calls for recruiting and retaining more Black male teachers abound within current educational discourse. In particular, these calls (re)position Black male teachers as a “missing piece” to the educational and personal development of Black male youth, especially in efforts to increase their academic achievement. Within this context, the current study investigates how 20 college-aged Black males reflect on and make meaning from their learning and experiences with Black male teachers at Du Bois Academy (pseudonym), a single-sex secondary school. As they described the relationships and learning that were critical to their success, students routinely identified these teachers as key resources in sharpening their perspectives, intellectual skills, and masculine identities.

Author

• Derrick R. Brooms, University of Cincinnati