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Brooms, Derrick R. – Journal of Negro Education, 2018
This multisite study explored the role of a Black Male Initiative (BMI) program on Black male students' college experiences across three separate campuses. Strayhorn's sense of belonging and Yosso's community cultural wealth models were employed as a theoretical frame to investigate how the participants made meaning from their engagement. The…
Descriptors: African American Students, Males, College Students, Student Needs
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Clark, Jelisa S.; Brooms, Derrick R. – Journal of Negro Education, 2018
This study relies on in-depth interviews with 23 Black men to explore their experiences in Black Male Scholars (BMS), an institutional Black Male Initiative program. We examine how participating in BMS enhanced students' self-authoring and persistence. Findings reveal that engaging in BMS helped move men from feelings of isolation and alienation…
Descriptors: Males, Individual Development, African American Students, Academic Persistence
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Brooms, Derrick R. – Journal of Negro Education, 2015
The current study relies on in-depth interviews with twenty Black males who graduated from Du Bois Academy (pseudonym), an urban, all-boys public charter secondary school and explores their educational perceptions and experiences. In particular, the author examines the interplay between students' in-school experiences and navigating a…
Descriptors: African American Students, Males, Single Sex Schools, Urban Areas