african american boys

Eleven-year-old Maurice must beg for change in order to eat, but when Laura stops to help, they begin a years-long friendship that gives each a new perspective and hope. Includes a list of suggested acts of kindness.

Eddie Bloodpath and his brother Turtle, growing up in the ghetto of South Phoenix, follow very different paths, with Turtle choosing a life of crime, and Eddie seeing a road to salvation through his talent in the boxing ring and the Nation of Islam.

Offering information for use inside and outside of the classroom, this educational resource delineates how black males learn differently from other students and what can be done to most effectively reach them. Outlining the differences as both behavioral (attention span, aggression, maturation, energy level, and pressure from peers) and educational (verbal skills, organization, gross and fine motor skills, and reading interests) among others, this proposal provides real-world experiences alongside theories, making this an essential guide for educators, parents, counselors, psychologists, and others involved with black male adolescents. A section on how the majority of teachers, who are nonblack and female, can extend their education to overcome differences within the normal classroom setting, and help to reduce the number of black males in special education, is also provided.

He asked for spare change; she kept walking. But something made her turn around and go back. They met nearly every week for years, and built an unexpected, life-changing friendship that has today spanned almost three decades.

Discusses how to improve literacy and reading comprehension skills in adolescent African-American males, emphasizing the importance of choosing useful texts, and providing suggested titles, sample lessons, and more.

A collection of poems from the viewpoint of a young boy living in the projects.

"Enables practitioners and school leaders to recognize, understand, and cultivate the diversity of social skills of [African-American] boys in the early grades"--Amazon.

"Elmore Green likes being an only child, so when his parents bring a new small person, his baby brother, into the house he is not pleased and does his best to keep the new small person out of his life"--OCLC.

Examines the chronic underperformance of African American males in United States schools and calls for a paradigm shift in their education.

"[Provides teachers how to] Develop learning environments that help [African American] boys feel a a sense of belonging, nurturance, challenge, and love at school, change school culture so that [they]can show up in the wholeness of their selves, [and] overcome unconscious bias and forge authentic connections"--Amazon.