Learning While Black
Subtitle: Creating Educational Excellence for African American Children
Contributors: V.P. Franklin (Foreword); Walter Allen Bailey (Illustrator)
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press; Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: October 11, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780801867767
Subjects: Ethnic studies; Schools; Teaching of ethnic minorities; Students & Student Life; Education / Teaching; Discrimination & Racism; Education; Sociology - General; USA; Educational equalization; Philosophy & Social Aspects; Education / Elementary; African American children; United States; Elementary; Discrimination in education
First sentence: There has been growing alarm about the multitude of problems in the African American community that have circumscribed the life chances of African American children: crime, violence, teen pregnancy, poor school performance, and early termination of education, to name but a few.