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In the article Black Males and Adult Education: A Call to Action written by Brendaly Drayton, Dionne Rosser-Mims, Joni Schwartz, and Talmadge C. Guy want to expose the challenges that black males face in education. They make it clear their purpose is to incite a great change in the way black males are treated in the education system, give black men a voice, and endorse an analytical evaluation of institutional procedures and practices. More importantly the article states that the authors’ point is not to encourage the stereotypes and behaviors attributed to black men that society has put upon them, rather their point is to show the world that their destructive view on black males is stopping them from reaching their full potential.

Over the years there has been a significant decrease in the percentage of African American male success in higher education. Not only does this effect society as a whole, but more importantly this effects the African- American community as well. The high percentage of uneducated African- American males will result in increased crime rate, shortened life span and overall hard life. However this epidemic can be stopped by looking at the contributing factors of why there is a decrease in African-American male success in higher education and how to change it. Throughout the paper I will be addressing the issues as to why there are not more black men in higher education, by looking at the contributing factors such as environmental

This study was only a snapshot of how African American males felt about their experiences at Morehead State University. There is a need on campus to find ways of helping African American males connect with others. Whether it be in the classroom or outside the classroom. If I were to continue this study, one area I would think would be interesting is to examine the results of students who lived on campus, and those who were solely online students. The online learners would likely give a different perspective on the social viewpoints of college.

However, the struggle for success is particularly small for many Black students. There are many aspects that come along with attending an HBCU. Many are falsely portrayed throughout media, but students either current or graduated from an HBCU can attest through their different experiences. African American students have gained knowledge, awareness, self-identity and much more. Many graduates that attended HBCU’s continue to support HBCU’s because of the experiences that the university has taught them in everyday life and also in their career. HBCU’s tend to produce African American students that enter the adult world with an understanding of who they are. Being confident about their place in society and eager to influence their peers and the world

R. (2012). Black male student success in higher education: A report from the National Black male college achievement study. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education This article contributes to the national conversation regarding the education of the black male student. This article presents the unusual perspective on the history of black males missing from higher education. This article is informative and helps to shape my view of the economic effects of the missing black student. I found this article by going to the UHD library to reference other books to make this paper a success. The article is about 15 pages of serious yet intriguing information. This article is well written and is a great contrast to other journals on black male students. The fact that a Harper is a scholar on black males in education is what I think adds credibility to its overall

Among the nation 's largest Division I universities, the graduation rate for black students was 44% in 2013, compared with 66% for white students (Marklein). This fact along with the article, A Letter to My Nephew, by James Baldwin from the stimulus material, sparked my interest. I began to research the general topic of African Americans in college. Baldwin wrote about the idea of white americans intentionally hindering the success of black americans. As he states that white americans did not expect african americans to aspire to excellence and made sure that african americans knew in as many ways as possible that they were worthless human beings. Researching more into this idea, I found a correlation between African American success

During the 1970s and early 1980s, racism was enormously prominent and it was difficult for young, black males to succeed in a society that did not support their ambitions to receive a higher education. As a result of the oppression, many African Americans did

African American males in higher education have captured the attention of researchers; sadly, exhausted amount of research has focused primarily on the failing black male, while little has been done to address the problem. This paper focuses on factors that influence the perceptions and self-esteem of African American males in higher education, and explore why their educational achievements are overwhelmingly lower than any other racial/ethnic group. Specifically, this review focuses on how research in education or the lack thereof has contributed to this particular issue. The review of literature in this paper leads to two research questions: (1) What efforts if any have been directed to address the negative outcomes of black males in higher education? (2) What other external factors have prevented black males from achieving their objectives at a lower rate than any other racial or ethnic group? The following 10 reviews attempt to answer the above questions.

Statistics, the one source of information that almost everyone turns to in order to determine how often something happens. With statistics we can see just what are the chances of a African male graduating against compared to others. Apparently, 54% of most Africans males actually graduate from high school, that’s not bad. The other 46% show little to no effort then or drop out, which explains why their scores would be below counterparts in other racial and ethnic groups in the school. Let us not forget though, these are only statistics.

Although situational attribution prevails dispositional attribution within the Black male community, there are incongruous instances in which Black men have overcome the stigmas, relishing the social, economic, and political mobility they have achieved. However, even with social stability many prominent Black professionals still endure disenfranchisement. Looking strictly at the academia within a Black community, the National Center for Education Statistics reports that, “A majority of African-American males in the 4th, 8th, and 12th grades do not reach grade-level proficiency in reading, mathematics, history, and science,” (NCES, 2007, 2009). The hurdles

The report analyzes the college degree choices of African American men and women. The author used the two-sample hypothesis test for proportion. The editor made some very concerning comments about post-high school education in the African American community. By age twenty-five, forty-five percent of Black males and fifty-three percent of Black females have attempted college, and sixteen percent of Black men and nineteen percent of Black women have completed college. Black males and females represent about twelve percent of the U.S. population but account for only seven percent of all people with at least a bachelor's degree. Black men are underrepresented in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) disciplines. The study concluded that Black females with college degrees are increasing, while Black males with college degrees is decreasing (Toldson,

Recently, Dr. Terry Echols- Program Director and Founder was recognized by Noel-Levitz for his outstanding commitment and success in the creation of the Minority Male Initiative. More institutions around the country have started to implement similar programs that focus on the success and retention of males of color including the creation of the Federal Title III Predominantly Black Institutions Grant which is currently offered at many community colleges. Retention, Graduation Rates and Academic Success are focus areas that should be addressed and improved, and the Minority Male Initiative provides a great model to research.

After reviewing the literature, the following sections will be discussed in this literature review: (a) the status of African American males in higher

Doing much research among this topic it has shown that Black in education or in this case college education has proven that people of color can succeed in anything. My primary focus will be about being female of color in the science field, and how it’s shown that Black female scientist have done extraordinary work to get where they are at. However, there are a handful of critics who believe that Black females can’t be taken seriously or don’t have the credentials. My sources are saying that being Black in college education there is going to be ups and downs mostly being based around discrimination and racial profiling. The paper will be explained in a timeline format that will lead into 1964 until now. Including

Your conclusion was pretty good but as I mention in the peer review, I would suggest making it a bit longer by adding a few more sentences. The sentences could potentially focus on reasons why you think this topic hasn't been discussed as much as other topics or maybe what you hope to bring to this discussion. You could even expand on the so what aspect and its potential effect on the African-American community.