ABSTRACT

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.

chapter |5 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|9 pages

The Thrill is Gone

A Romance Gone Bad, a Teacher’s Story of Burnout, and the Signs Principals Should Look Out For

chapter 2|12 pages

A Dark Past and a Promising Future

The Historical Reception of William Grant Still’s Troubled Island

chapter 3|8 pages

The Black Male Teacher

America’s Newest Slave Driver

chapter 4|15 pages

Cultured Pearls

An Investigation of Culturally Responsive Pedagogical Practices Used by White Teachers in Urban Settings

chapter 5|13 pages

African Americans in Higher Education

Understanding the Significance of Culture, Identity and Media

chapter 6|14 pages

Kemet-kA

The African Spirit in Sport

chapter 7|13 pages

Feminist Standpoint Theory and Women’s Sexuality

Implications for HIV Prevention

chapter 9|14 pages

Africana Philosophy

A Preliminary Study of the Nature of Spirit and Soul

chapter 12|7 pages

Taking Action on Hope

An Analysis on Culture-Based Education in the School Districts of New Orleans

chapter 13|15 pages

Race Talk at the Intersections of Gender and Class

Examining White Men’s Intersectional Talk

chapter 14|10 pages

The Thirteenth Amendment