Empowering Black Youth of Promise
Subtitle: Education and Socialization in the Village-Minded Black Church
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781138640962
Subjects: African americans, education; Church and education; Church and social problems, united states; African american churches; Educational sociology, united states
Description: Informed by the experiences of 772 Black churches, this book relies on a multidisciplinary, mixed-methodological lens to examine how today#x19;s Black churches address the religious and non-religious educational and broader socialization needs of youth. Drawing from a cultural and ecological framework of village-mindedness, Barnes and Wimberly examine the intersected nature of place, space, and race to propel a conversation about whether and how the Black Church can become a more relevant and empowering presence for youth and the Black community. (Publisher).