Raising African American Males is comprised of strategies and interventions that can assist and improve African American males' achievement in all areas of academics as well as in their everyday lives. Theresa Harris and George Taylor provide pedagogical strategies that employ various instructional tools for teachers, parents, African American youth, and administrators. In addition, this book can be a guide to improve the educational outlook for African American males and to provide the necessary resources used for training of parents, teachers, and students. The "No Child Left Behind Act" of 2001 and the Maryland Redesign of Teacher Education provides for the belief in the efficacy of all students. Many social inadequacies and injustices have resulted in social problems including the lack of resources for African American males to succeed.

By Theresa L. Harris and George H. Taylor

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Standards Based Life Skills Interventions
Chapter 3: Societal and Environment Factors
Chapter 4: Drug Education Awareness and Intervention Strategies
Chapter 5: Modeling Themes for Parental Support
Chapter 6: Learning Theories for Parents
Chapter 7: Assessment Strategies
Chapter 8: A Proposed Model for Closing the Achievement Gap
Chapter 9: Coordination and Utilization of the Community Resources
Chapter 10: Summary