This book uniquely examines the trajectory of Black males through the educational pipeline from pre-school through college. In doing so it not only contributes significantly to the scholarship on the experiences of this population, but bridges the gap between theory and practice to provide frameworks and models.

Foreword by Tim King, Founder & CEO, Urban Prep Academies Open Letter (About Black Males...)-Pastor Otis Moss III, Trinity United Church of Christ, Chicago, Illinois Acknowledgements Introduction - Strengthening the Pipeline. A Need for Frameworks and Models in Black Male Research-Fred A. Bonner II PART ONE. P-12 FRAMEWORKS AND MODELS 1. A Framework for Black Males in P-12 Urban School Districts-Sharon Michael-Chadwell 2. A Framework for Thinking and Talking About Race With Teachers-H. Richard Milner IV, Quaylan Allen, and Ebony O. McGee 3. Parent Advocacy for Black Males in Gifted and Advanced Programs-Tarek C. Grantham, Christopher O. Johnson, Angie C. Roberts-Dixon, and Eric M. Bridges 4. Missing in Action. African American Males in Gifted Education-Donna Y. Ford, L. Trenton Marsh, Jerell Blakely, and Stanford O. Amos 5. An Examination of the Lived Experience of a Gifted Black Child in Rural Poverty-Thomas P. Hébert 6. The Scholar Identity Model. Black Male Success in the K-12 Context-Gilman Whiting PART TWO. POSTSECONDARY FRAMEWORKS AND MODELS 7. Academically Gifted African American Males. Modeling Achievement in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Predominantly White Institutions Context--Fred A. Bonner II 8. Gifted, Black, Male, and Poor in STEM. Achieving Despite the Odds-Alonzo M. Flowers 9. Theorizing Manhood. Black Male Identity Constructions in the Education Pipeline-T. Elon Dancy II 10. Exploratory Study of the Factors Affecting the Academic and Career Development of African American Males in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics-James L. Moore III, Lamont A. Flowers, and Lawrence O. Flowers 11. The Five Domains. A Conceptual Model of Black Male Success in the Community College-J. Luke Wood and Frank Harris III 12. I Can Do More than Play Ball. Black Male Scholar Athletes-Derrick L. Gragg 13. I Ain't No Punk. A Framework for Black Gay Male Students' Belonging-Terrell L. Strayhorn Afterword by Robert T. Palmer, Assistant Professor of Student Affairs, Department of Student Affairs Administration, State University of New York at Binghamton University Contributors Index