Black female-focused scholarship continues to grow within the field of urban education.
However, what remains unknown are the thematic and empirical trends that characterize this …

Much of the research on African American students tend to focus on the causes and
consequences of academic failure. This fixation on negative outcomes continues to …

This qualitative study examined African American mothers' perceptions of their children's
schools (public, charter, and private) within the context of institutional, structural, and …

There is documented evidence which supports the ideology that parental involvement
equates to students' academic success. The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was …

This study sought to understand how the choral music ensemble contributes to the success
of Black men in schools and how it supports them in overcoming challenges in school …

Although single student mothers are the largest and fastest-growing student demographic in
higher education institutions, the experiences of single mothers in academia remain under …

One in five undergraduate students in the United States is also a parent raising at least one
child (Gault et al., 2014), but few will complete a bachelor's degree within six years. Using …

This dissertation follows a three article format. The articles represent a building upon
research with the first article exploring the history of Black women leadership in the US and …

The phenomenon of fatherlessness, especially among African American families, has been
researched by many scholars within various disciplines. This research has primarily focused …

Black males have scored at the lowest levels of academic achievement compared to other
racial groups in many Texas school districts. The achievement gap for this population of …