ABSTRACT
When it comes to education, it has always been the case that low-socioeconomic status youth have been marginalized, but today that marginalization is coupled with a climate that in many circles is decidedly anti-immigrant, anti-Latinx and anti-Black. This chapter describes the findings of a study that used a qualitative approach to explore how three Black single parents experienced involvement from their own parents during their K–12 years. This qualitative inquiry of three African American single parents, combined with empirical research from higher education access/equity and college-choice theorists, helps us understand the educational experiences of urban, low-income, African American single mothers to help us build better intervention for the African American single mothers of today.
