Full Description
Challenging misconceptions related to Black academic achievement, this volume provides original perspectives on the policies, initiatives, and factors that facilitate the success of students of color as they progress along the educational pipeline. Grounded in an anti-deficit framework, this book offers personal narratives of Black educational leaders and professionals who discuss aspects of their educational experiences and pathways to success. With takeaways for research and practice, the individual narratives that comprise this book add to the conversation and advance important lessons gained from personal stories about achieving success for Blacks and other minority students.
Contents
Foreword by Antonio Ellis
Chapter 1: Framing the Context: Introduction and Overview of Chapters by Robert T. Palmer
Chapter 2: From Concrete Playgrounds to Expert Consulting By Mykia Olive Cadet
Chapter 3: From Valleys to Peaks and the Journeys in Between by Jean-Paul Cadet
Chapter 4: Tales of Perseverance and Fortitude: Lessons Learned as a College Administrator by Brandy Jackson
Chapter 5: "Breathing Deep;" Building on Ancestral and Community Excellence by Kofi LeNiles
Chapter 6: A Laying on of Hands: How Black Women sharped my Leadership through Communal Connections by Lisa Maria Grillo
Chapter 7: How I Found my Voice: A Black Man's Journey Toward Self-Discovery, Campus Activism, and Academic Success by Gerald Johnson II
Chapter 8: Good Kid, M.A.A.D City: My Academic Journey to Higher Learning by Jaquial D. Durham
Chapter 9: Delayed but NOT Denied: How a Black Male Educator Mastered the Power of Resilience by Chaz T. Gipson
Chapter 10: "I am the Captain of my Fate:" Overcoming Social and Educators Barriers by Chad Kee
Chapter 11: Heartbreaks, and Setbacks: Am I My Sistas, Sister? by Joycelyn L. Hughes
Chapter12: Onward and Upward Toward the Light of Success by Robert T. Palmer
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