Making It on Broken Promises : African American Male Scholars Confront the Culture of Higher Education PDF
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MAKING IT ON BROKEN PROMISES MAKING IT ON BROKEN PROMISES Leading African American Male Scholars Confront the Culture of Higher Education Edited by Lee Jones FOREWORD BY Cornel West STERLING, VIRGINIA Stylus Publishing, LLC 22883 Quicksilver Drive Sterling, Virginia 20166 Copyright © 2002 by Stylus Publishing, LLC All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced in any form or by any electronic, mechanical or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying, recording and information storage and retrieval, without permission in writing from the publishers. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Making it on broken promises: African American male scholars confront the culture of higher education / edited by Lee Jones; with a foreword by Cornel West.—1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-57922-050-9 (hard: alk. paper) 1. African American men—Education (Higher) 2. African American men—Social conditions. 3. African American college students. 4. College integration—United States. I. Jones, Lee, 1965– LC2781 .M15 2002 378.1'982996'073—dc21 2002001126 Printed in the United States of America All first editions printed on acid free paper First edition, 2002 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 First giving full honor to God, who serves as my strength and help . . . This book is dedicated to the millions of African people who died so that we might have a seat at the table to ensure that we will fully participate in our social, political, economic, moral, and educational pursuits. I dedicate this book to my dad and mom, the late Levi and Carrie Jones, without whom I would not be the person I am and will become. Every positive step I take is guided by their wisdom and unyielding sacrifices they made on my behalf. I can only pray that every step I take is ordered by God! CONTENTS FOREWORD xi Cornel West PREFACE xiii Lee Jones 1. A MESSAGE FROM OUR ELDERS 1 Lee Jones 2. THE DATA SPEAK: NO REST FOR THE WEARY 15 William B. Harvey 3. THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DILEMMA OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ACADEMICIANS 31 Na’im Akbar 4. ONE BY ONE, OR ONE: AFRICANS AND THE ACADEMY 43 Asa G. Hilliard III 5. EXAMINING THE PITFALLS FACING AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES 61 Cyrus Marcellus Ellis 6. EQUITY AND EXCELLENCE: IS THERE ROOM FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN PH.D.S? 73 Charles Rankin viii CONTENTS 7. COME SO FAR, BUT SO FAR TO GO: INTERVIEW WITH DR. JOSEPH WHITE 79 Joseph White and Kamau Siwatu 8. UNDERSTANDING THE SOCIALIZATION PROCESS 99 William H. Watkins 9. CULTURE, STYLE, AND COGNITION: EXPANDING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE LEARNING PARADIGM FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN LEARNERS IN THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 107 Irving Pressley McPhail 10. THE ROLE OF BLACK COLLEGES IN EDUCATING AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN: AN INTERVIEW WITH NATHAN McCALL 133 Nathan McCall and Tony Anderson 11. AFROCENTRICITY AND THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE IN COLLEGE 141 Molefi Kete Asante 12. AFFECTIVE COMPUTING: THE REVERSE DIGITAL DIVIDE 149 Clarence “Skip” Ellis 13. VISUALIZING THE FRAMEWORK FOR ACCESS AND SUCCESS: DEMOCRACY DEMANDS THAT WE CARE 161 Frank W. Hale, Jr. 14. FROM NA EZALELI TO THE JEGNOCH: THE FORCE OF THE AFRICAN FAMILY FOR BLACK MEN IN HIGHER EDUCATION 173 Wade W. Nobles (Nana Kwaku Berko I aka Ifagbemi Sangodare) 15. THE PREREQUISITES FOR ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP 189 Charlie Nelms INDEX 195
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