Countering Educational Disparities Among Black Boys and Black Adolescent Boys from Pre-K to High School: A Life Course-Intersectional Perspective

@article{Wint2021CounteringED,
  title={Countering Educational Disparities Among Black Boys and Black Adolescent Boys from Pre-K to High School: A Life Course-Intersectional Perspective},
  author={Keisha M Wint and Ijeoma Opara and Rahjaun Gordon and Derrick R. Brooms},
  journal={The Urban Review},
  year={2021},
  volume={54},
  pages={183 - 206}
}
Accounts of educational opportunity gaps for Black boys are overwhelmingly focused on later years of development. Achievement and discipline disparities are evident across their lifespan. Life course and intersectionality theories were used to develop a framework for understanding obstacles Black boys face during their preschool through high school years. Outlining the cumulative impact of threats and protective factors for their academic success provides insight for supporting Black boys at… 
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