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Book SynopsisTrade Review"In this sensitive, detailed ethnography, Freeden Blume Oeur takes readers into the world of all-male public schooling for African American boys. With clean, lucid prose and erudite analysis, Black Boys Apart challenges readers to rethink Black masculinity and education. Providing much-needed wisdom and humanity to the fractious school choice debate, this book is both timely and sure to make an enduring impact. An outstanding achievement."—Edward Morris, author of Learning the Hard Way: Masculinity, Place, and the Gender Gap in Education
"In Black Boys Apart, Freeden Blume Oeur demonstrates why he is one of the emerging go-to critical thinkers on the intersections of race and gender in schooling. In this descriptive and engaging book, we read of Blume Oeur’s bold multidisciplinary exploration and interrogation of the linkages among academic achievement, the politics of respectability, and the socialization of boys as men through dominant (and questionable) views of masculinity."—Prudence Carter, author of Stubborn Roots: Race, Culture, and Inequality in U.S. and South African Schools
"This book encourages the reader to think beyond traditional narratives, think more about the ‘hidden curriculum’ of schools, and understand the lived experiences of these young black men in his study."—New Books Network
"The book brilliantly illustrates the surprising success of this holistic method of education, which mixes democratic empowerment, strict discipline — and intentional racial segregation and sex separation — with a warm, loving environment of Black brotherhood."—Chill Magazine
"With the present-day emphasis on privatization, choice, and market-place solutions in the American school system, Freeden Blume Oeur’s work stands out as a timely and relevant piece of scholarship."—Ethnic and Racial Studies
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Reform, Respectability, and the Crisis of Young Black Men
1. A Tale of Two (Neoliberal) Schools: The Origins of Perry High and Northside Academy
2. Contradictory Discourses: Separating Boys and Girls
3. Teaching Black Boys: From Cultural Relevance to Culturally Irrelevant Latin
4. Black Male Belonging: Race Leadership, Role Modeling, and Brotherhood
5. Heroic Family Men and Ambitious Entrepreneurs: The Making of Black Men
Conclusion: Hoping and Hustling Together
Acknowledgments
Appendix: Interview and Student Data
Notes
Bibliography
Index
