Abstract
Black male development continues to be theorized too often from deficit thinking, an ideology that supports intellectual, emotional, and racial inferiority. This three-article dissertation explores how Black men from various demographics, including military family contexts and large urban settings, developed constructively within marginalized racialized contexts. Using Critical Race Theory and Blackmaleness coupled with critical autoethnography and semi-structured interviews, this study centers the counterstories and experiential knowledge of twelve successful Black men given their navigation across K-12, college/university, and professional pathways. The findings led to a conceptual framework entitled "Ecologies of Blackmaleness," which consists of various mobility types that animate positive forces for Black males' maturation and development.
Harmon, Willie Carl (2023). Ecologies of Blackmaleness: The Educational Journeys of Black Men and Boys. Doctoral dissertation, Texas A&M University. Available electronically from
https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /199919.