African American Males Transcending Urban Disadvantage

April 12, 2011 - Researchers studying African American boys and men living in urban contexts typically default to deficit models. While few would dispute the need to understand the factors that contribute to urban disadvantage, scholars are increasingly exploring “what works” – the social resources, conditions, practices, and policies that yield more encouraging outcomes for African American males in the city.

As leaders of the Penn Institute for Urban Research Faculty Forum, Penn GSE Professor Shaun Harper and Annenberg Professor John Jackson have brought together leading scholars who are addressing these issues.

Titled African American Men Transcending Urban Disadvantage, the Forum will feature:

• David Wall Rice, Morehouse College: Reimagining Black Male Identities and Expectancy, 4/18
• Elijah Anderson, Yale University: A Discussion of Against the Wall: Poor, Young, Black, and Male, 4/19
• Mark Anthony Neal, Duke University: Beyond Pathological Media Misrepresentation, 4/20

All lectures will be held from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. in Huntsman Hall, Room 250, 3730 Walnut Street, Philadelphia. This forum is free and open to the public.