Beating the Odds: Raising Academically Successful African American Males / Edition 1

ISBN-13: 9780195102192 Publisher: Oxford University Press Publication date: 04/02/1998 Edition description: New Edition Pages: 256 Product dimensions: 6.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.80(d) Lexile: 1250L (what's this?) Age Range: 18 Years Today, young Black men are more likely to be killed or sent to prison than to graduate from college. Yet, despite all the obstacles, some are achieving at the highest academic and professional levels. Beating the Odds tells their remarkable stories and shows us what African American families have done to raise academically successful sons, sons who are among the top two percent of African American males in terms of SAT scores and grades. The result of extensive and innovative research, Beating the Odds goes beyond mere analysis—and beyond the relentlessly negative media images—to show us precisely how young Black men can succeed despite the roadblocks of racism, the temptations of crime and drugs, and a popular culture that values being "cool" over being educa