Black Americans in Higher Education

James L. Conyers, Jr., PhD, is university professor of African American Studies and director of the African American Studies Program at the University of Houston. Additionally, he is the editor of the series Africana Studies: A Review of Social Science and Research at Taylor & Francis Group. His most recent publication is Africology: Interdisciplinary Thought and Praxis.

Contents

List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Contributors

1. The Thrill is Gone: A Romance Gone Bad, A Teacher’s Story of Burnout and the Signs Principals Should Look Out For

2. A Dark Past and a Promising Future: The Historical Reception of William Grant Still’s Troubled Island

3. The Black Male Teacher: America’s Newest Slave Driver

4. Cultured Pearls: An Investigation of Culturally Responsive Pedagogical Practices Used by White Teachers in Urban Settings

5. African Americans in Higher Education: Understanding the Significance of Culture, Identity and Media

6. Kemet-kA: The African Spirit in Sport

7. Feminist Standpoint Theory and Women’s Sexuality: Implications for HIV Prevention

8. Evaluation of the Relationship among Moral Foundations, Criminal Justice, and Perceptions of Terrorism in College Students attending HBCU

9. Africana Philosophy: A Preliminary Study of the Nature of Spirit and Soul

10. Black Identity/White Culture

11. Critical Analysis of Reclaiming the Black Psyche through Research Methods in Africana Studies

12. Taking Action on Hope: An Analysis on Culture-Based Education in the School Districts of New Orleans

13. Race Talk at the Intersections of Gender and Class: Examining White Men’s Intersectional Talk

14. The Thirteenth Amendment

Acknowledgements