Table of Contents
Series Foreword James A. Banks vii
1 We Dare Say Love: Black Male Student Experiences and the Possibilities Therein Jarvis R. Givens Na'ilah Suad Nasir 1
2 The Roots and Routes of Oakland's African American Male Achievement Initiative (AAMA) Shawn Ginwright Christopher P. Chatmon Gregory Hodge 13
3 Love Works: Manhood Development Classes and the Pedagogy of Black Male Instructors Na'ilah Suad Nasir Jarvis R. Givens 28
4 The Khepera Curriculum and the Transformative Educator: A Dual Approach to Engaging, Encouraging, and Empowering African American Boys Baayan Bakari 42
5 What It Means to Do This Work: The Voices of Manhood Development Program (MDP) Instructors and "Politicized Care" Maxine McKinney de Royston Sepehr Vakil 51
6 My AAMA Journey: Teaching and Leading in Service of Young Kings Jahi 63
7 It Makes Me Feel Like I'm A Monster: Navigating Notions of Black Damage in This Work Patrick Johnson David Philoxene 68
8 The Heart of the Matter: Recruitment and Training of MDP Instructors Jerome Gourdine 81
9 Ties That Bind: Forging Black Girl Space in the Black (Male) Educational "Crisis" kihono mirayo ross 90
10 A View from the Inside: Reflections on the Work: An interview Christopher P. Chatmon 106
Afterword: But We Are Not All The Same! Unpacking the Layers of Black Male Situations and Circumstances Tyrone C. Howard 115
Afterword: Lessons from the Town: Implementing a New Approach to the Education of African American Male Students In Oakland Pedro A. Noguera 125
About the Contributors 133
Index 139