Black Americans in Higher Education : Africana Studies: A Review of Social Science Research, Volume 8

Narrating the realities of teacher burnout, the reception of a Black intelligentsia, and HIV awareness in local communities, __Black Americans in Higher Education,__the eighth volume of __Africana Studies,__ explores higher education across the United States as inextricably related to contemporary issues facing African Americans. Featuring the work of Terrell M. Thomas, Gwendolyn D. Alfred, Kevin B. Thompson, Jasmine Williams, TaNeisha R. Page, Drew D. Brown, Grace A. Loudd, Derek Wilson, DaVonte Lyons, Jacqueline Gerard, Tanisha Stanford, Lanetta Dickens, Brittany C. Slatton, and James L. Conyers, Jr., this collection presents a deeper, cross-cultural understanding of higher education that conveys the many ways its intersections can promote the agency of Black Americans. Narrating the realities of teacher burn out, the reception of a Black and socially conscious intelligentsia, and HIV awareness in local communities, this volume of Africana Studies explores Higher Education across the United States as inextricably related to contemporary issues facing Black Americans. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Dedication 6 Table of Contents 8 List of Figures 11 List of Tables 12 List of Contributors 13 Acknowledgments 16 Introduction 18 1: The Thrill Is Gone: A Romance Gone Bad, a Teacher’s Story of Burnout, and the Signs Principals Should Look Out For 23 2: A Dark Past and a Promising Future: The Historical Reception of William Grant Still’s Troubled Island 32 3: The Black Male Teacher: America’s Newest Slave Driver 44 4: Cultured Pearls: An Investigation of Culturally Responsive Pedagogical Practices Used by White Teachers in Urban Settings 52 5: African Americans in Higher Education: Understanding the Significance of Culture, Identity and Media 67 6: Kemet-kA: The African Spirit in Sport 80 7: Feminist Standpoint Theory and Women’s Sexuality: Implications for HIV Prevention 94 8: Evaluation of the Relationship among Moral Foundations, Criminal Justice, and Perceptions of Terrorism in College Students Attending Historically Black College and University 107 9: Africana Philosophy: A Preliminary Study of the Nature of Spirit and Soul 130 10: Black Identity and White Culture 144 11: Critical Analysis of Reclaiming the Black Psyche through Research Methods in Africana Studies 149 12: Taking Action on Hope: An Analysis on Culture-Based Education in the School Districts of New Orleans 157 13: Race Talk at the Intersections of Gender and Class: Examining White Men’s Intersectional Talk 164 14: The Thirteenth Amendment 179 Index 190 Higher,Education;,teacher,burn,out;,Black,intelligentsia;,HIV,awareness;,Africana,Studies;,African,Americans;,cross-cultural,understanding Higher Education,teacher burn out,Black intelligentsia,HIV awareness,Africana Studies,African Americans,cross-cultural understanding Narrating the realities of teacher burnout, the reception of a Black intelligentsia, and HIV awareness in local communities, Black Americans in Higher Education, the eighth volume of Africana Studies, explores higher education across the United States as inextricably related to contemporary issues facing African Americans. Featuring the work of Terrell M. Thomas, Gwendolyn D. Alfred, Kevin B. Thompson, Jasmine Williams, TaNeisha R. Page, Drew D. Brown, Grace A. Loudd, Derek Wilson, DaVonte Lyons, Jacqueline Gerard, Tanisha Stanford, Lanetta Dickens, Brittany C. Slatton, and James L. Conyers, Jr., this collection presents a deeper, cross-cultural understanding of higher education that conveys the many ways its intersections can promote the agency of Black Americans. "Narrating the realities of teacher burn out, the reception of a Black intelligentsia, and HIV awareness in local communities, the eighth volume of Africana Studies explores Higher Education across the US as inextricably related to contemporary issues facing African Americans. Featuring the work of Terrell Thomas, Gwen Alfred, Kevin Thompson, Jasmine Williams, TaNeisha Page, Drew Brown, Grace Loudd, Derek Wilson, DaVonte Lyons, Jackie Gerard, Tanisha Stanford, Lanetta Dickens, Brittany Slatton, and James L. Conyers, this collection presents a deeper, cross-cultural understanding of Higher Education that conveys the many ways its intersections can promote the agency of African Americans"-- Provided by publisher