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Journal of Higher Education
A Pledge of Faithfulness: How Black Christian Fraternity Men Embody Race, Gender and Religious Identities
2019 •
Joseph Sweet, Terrence S McTier Jr.
Though much has been written about the benefits that Black sororities and fraternities offer its members as well as broader communities within and beyond the ivory towers, comparatively fewer studies have addressed how these organizations interact with men's constructions and embodiments of masculinities. Moreover, even fewer studies examine the intersections of masculinities, race, and religion. As such, this paper examines how members of one Black Christian fraternity construct their manhood amid these intersections. To do this, we conduct an interpretative phenomenological analysis based on 20 interviews, a photovoice exercise, and field notes taken during a fraternity retreat to examine how members of this fraternity negotiate race-gender-religion as they navigate both college life and emerging adulthood. Our analysis reveals that the men embody Black Christian masculinities as responsibility, assuming leadership roles, and actively working against stereotypes and tropes of Black Christian manhood. Ultimately, we argue that colleges and universities should be cognizant of the ways that Black Christian fraternity men experience and respond to gendered racism and that educators themselves be aware of the subtle ways (cisgender heterosexual) Black manhood can sometimes reinforce heteropatriarchy.
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Rodney Bates
The Urban Review
HBCUs as Sites of Resistance: The Malignity of Materialism, Western Masculinity, and Spiritual Malefaction
2012 •
Ty-Ron "Ty" Douglas
Social Problems
Lifting the Veil on Campus Sexual Assault: Morehouse College, Hegemonic Masculinity, and Revealing Racialized Rape Culture through the Du Boisian Lens
2021 •
Saida Grundy
As national rates of sexual assault continue to fall, sexual assault rates for colleges and universities remain stagnant. Researchers ask why rates of sexual assault on college campuses differ from rates across the nation. One approach examines the contexts in which college men “do” rape culture. How men are racialized, however, is a critically missing context in understanding the cultures in which gender violence persists. Although race is one of the most pronounced ways that college men see themselves and their interactions, it is overlooked in extant literature. In failing to apply race theories to college men, researchers have missed an opportunity to unveil how their rape cultures operate as racialized rape cultures. Interviews with 32 graduates of Morehouse College, the nation’s only historically Black college for men, reveal that race is a modality through which men make meanings of masculinity, sex, women, competition, and the repercussions of sexual assault in ways that pre...
A Phenomenological Study: The Experiences of Quare Males Who Attend and/or Attended Historically Black Colleges or Universities (HBCUs)
2021 •
Chico Knight
Queering Masculinity: Manhood and Black Gay Men in College
Derrick L Tillman-Kelly, Terrell L Strayhorn
The Makings of Men: The Institutionalization of Class and Masculinity at a Historically Black College for Men
2014 •
Saida Grundy
Journal of Athlete Development and Experience
They’re Just Here for Ball: Proposing a Multi-Level Analysis on the Impact of Collegiate Athletics at Historically White Institutions on Black Male Collegiate Athlete Holistic Identity
2021 •
Trajuan briggs
As the overrepresentation of Black male collegiate athletes (BMCA) increases in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I (DI) revenue-generating sports, coaches and athletic staff continue to overemphasize sport performance, while graduation rates for BMCA remain persistently lower than their peers and research continues to document transition out of sport concerns for this population. Proposing a multi-level approach, we explore the collegiate athletic factors that influence the holistic identity development of DI revenue generating BMCA at historically White institutions (HWIs) leading to difficulty transitioning out of sport. At the macro-level, the NCAA and its policies on eligibility are analyzed. At the meso-level, HWIs collegiate athletic departments and the impact of organizational practices are examined in regards to their impact on BMCA’s identity development, overall experiences and transition out of sport. Lastly, at the micro-level, we explore research...
Journal of African American Males in Education
2019 •
Derrick R Brooms
This study explored the role of Thurgood Marshall Scholars (TMS), a Black Male Initiative program, on Black male students’ college experiences and their bonding interactions. Museus and Quaye’s (2009) intercultural perspective of persistence was employed as a conceptual frame to investigate how participants made meaning from their engagement. The findings suggest that TMS contributed significantly to students’ relationships with their Black male peers. In particular, their Sojourn to Atlanta allowed the students to deepen their bonds and engage in a cultural and historical excursion. These relationships and experiences bolstered the men’s commitment and collective consciousness.
Untold Stories: The Gendered Experiences of High Achieving African American Male Alumni of Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Jennifer M Johnson
High achieving African American male students face a number of challenges navigating the educational pipeline. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have been lauded for providing nurturing and culturally affirming environments for its students, yet little is known about the role they play in promoting the college access and degree attainment of high achieving African American male students. Findings from interviews with 19 African American male alumni from nine institutions indicate that early experiences grappling with negative stereotypes associated with Black male achievement strongly influenced their decisions to attend an HBCU. The HBCU, through its campus environment, fostered opportunities for positive interactions that were shown to be important in the academic, personal, and professional development of African American male students. Findings from this study provide insights into the ways HBCUs can recruit and retain the high achieving Black males enrolled at their institutions.
