Table of Contents
1. Reframing Black Male Success in Education: Narratives of Resiliency, Inspiration, and Success; Brian L. McGowan, Robert T. Palmer, J. Luke Wood, and David Hibbler, Jr.
2. The College Graduate: My Life Translated by Kanye West; J. T. Snipes
3. The Experience of a Black Male Doctoral Reentry Student after Attrition: A Self Reflective Study; Ferlin G. McGaskey
4. Pursuit of Happiness: Reflections From a Young Man; Jameel Scott
5. Family First: Exploring the Connection between Supportive Relationships and Self-Efficacy; Michael Steven Williams
6. Building on Our Mathematical Legacy of Brilliance: A Critical Race Reflective Narrative; Christopher C. Jett
7. He Became a WHAT?!? Memoirs of a Somewhat Unlikely Journey into Academia; Willis Jones
8. Am I Special? Rethinking Notions of Exceptionality in Black Male Success Narratives; Keon M. McGuire
9. An Inspirational and Onerous Journey from the Great Migration to the Academy; Christopher B. Newman
10. Projects to PhD: Falling through the Cracks and Finding Success; Don C. Sawyer III
11. The Black Male Body and The (Post?) Colonial University: Identity Politics and the Tyranny of Meritocracy; T. Elon Dancy II
12. Nobody knows the Trouble I've Seen in the Academy; John Michael Lee, Jr
13. Integrating Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice as a Practitioner in Higher Education; Eric Love
14. Exploring the Resiliency, Achievement, and Academic Success of a Direct Descendant of the Prince Edward County, Virginia (1959-1964) School Lockout; Terence Hicks