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12 Things Every Black Boy Needs to Know: by Darrell Starks and Clifford Adkia Trumble, Jr., ISBN: 097866700X
Sometimes Rhythm, Sometimes Blues: Young African Americans on Love, Relationships, Sex, and the Search for Mr. Right: by Taigi Smith, ISBN: 1580050964
Am I The Last Virgin?: Ten African American Reflections on Sex and Love: by Malik Yusef, ISBN: 068981254X
Smart and Sassy: The Strength of Inner-City Black Girls: by Joyce West, ISBN: 0195121643
How Black Disadvantaged Adolescents Socially Construct Reality: by L. Brunius, ISBN: 1577661990
Black on Black: Urban Youth Films and the Multicultural Audience: by Celeste Fisher, ISBN: 0810857227
Kaffir Boy the True Story of a Black Youth’s Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa: by Mark Mathabane, ASIN: B000JWEAHI
When Tomorrow Comes: Thoughts, Reflections and Humorous Anecdotes for Today’s Black Youth: by Sam Howard Hughes, ISBN: 1420872990
Learning While Black: Creating Educational Excellence for African American Children: by Janice E. Hale, V. P. Franklin, and Walter Allen Bailey, ISBN: 0801867762
Black Youth in Crisis: Facing the Future: by David Everatt and Elinor Sisulu, ISBN: 0869754297
Making It: Black Youth, Racism and Career Aspirations in a Big City: by Carl E. James, ISBN: 0869754297
Black Youth Crisis: by Cashmore and Troyna, ISBN: 0043620531
Four Views of Youth Ministry and the Church: by Wesley Black, Chap Clark, Malan Nel, and Mark H. Senter, ISBN: 0310234050
Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys (Series): by Jawanza Kunjufu, ISBN: 0913543969
Working with Black Youth: Opportunities for Christian Ministry: by Charles R. Foster and Grant S. Shockley, ISBN: 0687461960
Harvesting New Generations: The Positive Development of Black Youth: by Useni Eugene Perkins and Morris F. X., Jr. Jeff, ISBN: 0883782243
Black Youth, Rastafarianism, and the Identity Crisis in Britain: by Len Garrison, ISBN: 0906626005
Ancient Black Youth and Elders Reborn: Anthology of the Poetry, Short Stories, Oral Histories and Deeper Thoughts of African American Youth and Elders: by Linda Cousins, ISBN: 0930569008
The Black Youth Employment Crisis (National Bureau of Economic Research Project Report): by Richard B. Freeman and Harry J. Holzer, ISBN: 0226261646
Counseling the Culturally Different Black Youth (Counselling Youth Series): by Elsie Smith, ISBN: 0675090695
Black Youth, Racism and the State: The Politics of Ideology and Policy (Comparative Ethnic and Race Relations): by John Solomos, ISBN: 0521423813
Black Christians' Tragedies: An analysis of Black youth and their church: by Benjamin Paul Perkins, ISBN: 0682475106
Good News among Black Youth: by Robert S. Wood and Gayle E. Wood, ASIN: B0006Y4ZCY
Family Structure and Peer Group Affiliation as Related to Attitudes about Male-Female Relations among Black Youth: by Roger Harvey Rubin, ISBN: 0882474480
The State of Black Youth in Pittsburgh: Perspectives on Young African Americans in the City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County: by Ph. D. Major Albert Mason; Ralph L. Bangs, ASIN: B000EHJMW6
Growing Up Black: A Resource Manual for Black Youth: by Silvera, ISBN: 0920813771
The Job Crisis for Black Youth by Sar A. Taggart: Robert Levitan, ASIN: B000IG2888
Why Pick on Me?: School Exclusion and Black Youth: ISBN: 1858562317
Strange People with Books: A Twenty Year Follow Up of Students from a Summer Enrichment Program for Low Income Rural Black Youth from South Carolina: by Nancy Gall-Clayton and Vernell Lee, ISBN: 096270640X
Stolen Childhood: Slave Youth in 19th century American (Blacks in the Diaspora): by Wilma King, ISBN: 0253211867
The Black Adolescent Parent (Child & Youth Services Series: No.): by Stanly F. Battle, ISBN: 086656554X
Angry Black White Boy: A Novel: by Adam Mansbach, ISBN: 1400054877
Black Youths, Delinquency, and Juvenile Justice: by Janice Joseph, ISBN: 0275949095
Learning to Survive: Black Youth Look for Education and Hope: by Atron A. Gentry and Carolyn C. Peelle, ISBN: 0865692610
Critical Issues in Educating African American Youth (A Talk with Jawanza): by Jawanza Kunjufu, ISBN: 0913543144
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: A Psychologist Explains the Development of Racial Identity: by Beverly Daniel Tatum, ISBN: 0465083617
Motivating and Preparing Black Youth for Success: by Jawanza Kunjufu, ISBN: 0913543020
Get By: A Survival Guide for Black Gay Youth: by Jonathan W. Jones, ISBN: 1419623338
Youth and Identity Politics in South Africa, 1990-94 (Anthropological Horizons): by Sibusisiwe Nombuso Dlamini, ISBN: 0802039111
White Talk, Black Talk: Inter-racial Friendship and Communication amongst Adolescents (Comparative Ethnic and Race Relations): by Roger Hewitt, ISBN: 0521338247
African American Men in Crisis: Proactive Strategies for Urban Youth (Children of Poverty): by Wesley E. Pullman, ISBN: 0815321414
Introduction to Youth Ministry: by Wesley Black, ISBN: 0805418695
Black Students/ Middle Class Teachers: by Jawanza Kunjufu, ISBN: 0913543810
Reclaim Youth at Risk: Our Hope for the Future: by Larry K. Brendtro, Martin Brokenleg, and Steve Van Bockern, ISBN: 1879639866
The Art of Being Black: The Creation of Black British Youth Identities: by Claire E. Alexander, ISBN: 0198279825
Ties That Bind: Youth and Drugs in a Black Community: by Kojo A. Dei, ISBN: 1577661990
The Education of Black Children and Youths: A Framework for Educational Excellence: by Samuel L. Banks, ISBN: 093513204X
Sexuality and the Black Church: A Womanist Perspective: by Kelly Brown Douglas, ISBN: 1570752427
Special Events for Youth Groups: by Youth Specialties, ISBN: 0310220408
Black Theology and Youths at Risk: by David D. Mitchell, ISBN: 0820440795
Children of Color: Psychological Interventions with Culturally Diverse Youth: by Jewelle Taylor Gibbs, ISBN: 0787962686
Black Children: Their Roots, Culture, and Learning Styles: by Janice E. Hale-Benson and Asa G. Hilliard III, ISBN: 0801833833
African-American Youth: Their Social and Economic Status in the United States: edited by Ronald L. Taylor, ISBN: 0275948862
Violence in the Lives of Black Women: Battered, Black and Blue (Women & Therapy): by Carolyn M. West, Ph.D., ISBN: 0789019949
The Boys of My Youth: by Jo Ann Beard, ISBN: 0316085251
The Estrangement of Black Male Youth: from a teacher’s perspective: by Jerald McNair, ISBN: 1411662628
Black English and the Education of Black Children and Youth: (no author listed), ISBN: 0939242001
Readings on black Children and Youth: by Lula Beatty, ISBN: 9997894847
Labor Force Participation of Black and White Youth (Research in business economics and public policy): by Donald R. Williams, ISBN: 0835718042
Black Treasure: The Youth of Africa in a Changing World: by Basil Mathews, ASIN: B00086P286
Black Studies, Rap, and the Academy (Black Literature and Culture Series): ISBN: 0226035212
Youth Culture in a Postmodern world: by Jonathan S. Epstein, ISBN: 1557868514
Developing Positive Self-Images and Discipline in Black Children: by Jauanza Kunjufu, ISBN: 0913543012
Is Bill Cosby Right?: Or Has the Black Middle Class Lost Its Mind?: by Michael Eric Dyson, ISBN: 0465017207
Children in Social Peril: A Community Vision for Preserving Family Care of African American Children and Youths: by Sheryl Brissett-Chapman, et al., ISBN: 0878686851
The Context of Youth Violence: Resilience, Risk, and Protection: by Jack M. Richman and Mark W. Fraser, ISBN: 0275967247
Black Women’s Lives: Stories of Pain and Power: by Kristal Brent Zook, ISBN: 1560257903
Herstory: Black Female Rites of Passage: by Mary C. Lewis, ISBN: 091354308X
Engaging the Soul of Youth Culture: Bridging Teen Worldviews and Christian Truth: by Walt Mueller, ISBN: 0830833374
New Arenas for Community Social Work Practice with Urban Youth: by Melvin Delgado, ISBN: 023111463X
Black Sexual Politics: African Americans, Gender, and the New Racism: by Patricia Hill Collins, ISBN: 0415930995
Black Looks: Race and Representation: by bell hooks, ISBN: 0896084337
Black Demons: The Media’s Depiction of the African American Male Criminal Stereotype (Crime, Media, and Popular Culture): by Dennis Rome, ISBN: 0275972445
How to Teach Math to Black Students: by Shahid Muhammad, ISBN: 0913543977
Black Adolescence: Current Issues and Annotated Bibliography: by Velma McBride Murry, et al., ISBN: 0816190801
Between God and Gangsta Rap: Bearing Witness to Black Culture: by Michael Eric Dyson, ISBN: 0195115694
From Brotherhood to Manhood: How Black Men Rescue Their Relationships and Dreams from the Invisibility Syndrome: by Anderson J. Franklin, ISBN: 0471352942
Smart and Sassy: The Strengths of Inner-City Black Girls: by Joyce West Stevens, ISBN: 0195121643
Construction Sites: Excavating Race, Class, and Gender Among Urban Youth (Teaching for Social Justice): by Lois Weis and Michelle Fine, ISBN: 0807739782
Growing Up Black: Teens Write About African American Identity: by Youth Communication, ISBN: 1933939087
Reading for Children Without – Our Disadvantaged Youth (Reading Aids Series): by Gertrude Whipple and Millard H. Black, ASIN: B000JWG6KW
Do Something Different This Sunday: Biblical Comedies and Dramas for Youth and Adults: ASIN: B0006QUCKG
Reconstructing 'Dropout': A Critical Ethnography of the Dynamics of Black Students’ Disengagement from School: by George J. Sefa Dei, Josephine Mazzuca, Elizabeth McIsaac, ISBN: 080208060X
Beautylicious!: The Black Girl's Guide to the Fabulous Life: by Jenyne M. Raines, ISBN: 0767911105
Shadowboxing: Representations of Black Feminist Politics: by Joy James, ISBN: 0312294492
Feminism and Youth Culture: Second Edition: by Angela McRobbie and Angela McRobbie, ISBN: 0415927552
African American Student’s College Guide: Your One-Stop Resource for Choosing the Right College, Getting in, and Paying the Bill: by Isaac Black, ISBN: 0471295523
The Sociology of Youth Cultures and Youth Subcultures in America, Britain and Canada: by Mike Brake, ISBN: 0415051088
Youth Ministry That Transforms: by Merton P. Strommen, Karen Jones, and Dave Rahn, ISBN: 031023820X
Creative Meetings, Bible Lessons, & Worship Ideas for Youth Groups: by Youth Specialties, ISBN: 0310220262
Black Man Emerging: by Joseph L. Whites and James H. Cones III, ISBN: 041592572X
Juvenile Justice and Youth Violence: by James C. Howell, ISBN: 0761903739
Life on the Color Line: The True Story of a White Boy Who Discovered He Was Black: by Gregory Howard Williams, ISBN: 0452275334
Destined to Witness: Growing up Black in Nazi Germany: by Hans J. Massaquoi, ISBN: 0060959614
Push: A Novel: by Sapphire, Romona Lofton, ISBN: 0679766758
Coming of Age in Mississippi: by Anne Moody, ISBN: 0440314887
Secret Daughter: A Mixed-Race Daughter and the Mother Who Gave Her Away: by June Cross, ISBN: 067088555X
The Hip Hop Generation: Young Blacks and the Crisis in African American Culture: by Bakari Kitwana, ISBN: 0465029795
Mixed: My Life in Black and White: by Angela Nissel, ISBN: 0345481143
Song for My Fathers: A New Orleans Story in Black and White: by Tom Sancton, ISBN: 159051243X
Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood, Vol. 1: by bell hooks, ISBN: 0805055126
Stolen Childhood: Slave Youth in Nineteenth Century America: by Wilma King, ISBN: 0253211867
Souls Looking Back: Portraits of Growing Up Black: edited by Tracy L. Robinson, Robert Kilkenny, Janie V. Ward, ISBN: 0415920620
The Other Side of the River: A Story of Two Towns, a Death, and America's Dilemma: by Alex Kotlowitz, ISBN: 038547721X
Youth and Identity Politics in South Africa, 1990-1994: DisCourses of Participation and the Politics of Identity in South Africa: by Sibusisiwe Nombuso Dlamini, ISBN: 0802039111
Manufacturing Powerlessness in the Black Diaspora: Inner City Youth and the New Global Frontier: by Charles Green, ISBN: 0742502694
Keepin' It Real: School Success Beyond Black and White: by Prudence L. Carter, ISBN: 0195168623
What it Takes to Pull Me Through: Why Teenagers Get in Trouble and How Four of Them Got Out: by David L. Marcus (one teenager he examines is black), ISBN: 0618772022
Mother to Mother: by Sindiwe Magona, ISBN: 0807009490
Growing Up Jim Crow: The Racial Socialization of Black and White Southern Children, 1890-1940: by Jennifer Ritterhouse, ISBN: 0807856843
Richard Wright’s Black Boy: edited by William L. Andrews, Douglas Taylor, ISBN: 0195157710
Black and White Styles of Youth Ministry: Two Congregations in America: by William R. Myers, ISBN: 082980868X
Keep It Real: Working with Today's Black Youth: by Anne E. Streaty Wimberly, ISBN: 0687497027
Extreme Teen Bible: New King James Version: by Nelsonword, ISBN: 0785255559
Black Young Adults – how to Reach Them, What to Teach Them: Strengthening the Black Church and Community by Educating Black Young Adults: by Walter Arthur McCray, ISBN: 0933176090
Picture Me Rollin': by Black Artemis, ISBN: 0451215133
The Atlanta Youth Murders and the Politics of Race: by Bernard Headley, ISBN: 0809323192
Testimony: Young African-Americans on Self-Discovery and Black Identity: edited by Natasha Tarpley, ISBN: 0807009296
Young, Black, and Male in America: An Endangered Species: edited by Jewelle Taylor Gibbs, ISBN: 0865691800
Fugitive Cultures: Race, Violence and Youth: by Henry A. Giroux, ISBN: 0415915775
Inventing Black-on-Black Violence: Discourse, Space, and Representation: by David Wilson, ISBN: 0815630808
Little Black Book for Girlz: A Book on Health Sexuality: manufactured by St. Stephen’s Community House, ISBN: 1550379542
Hooked on Hoops: Understanding Black Youths' Blind Devotion to Basketball: by Kevin McNutt, ISBN: 0913543764
Blacked Out: Dilemmas of Race, Identity, and Success at Capital High: by Singnithia Fordham, ISBN: 0226257134
Making of a Black Scholar: From Georgia to the Ivy League: by Horace A Porter, ISBN: 0226257134
Multicolored Memories of a Black Southern Girl: by Kitty Oliver, ISBN: 0813190916
Putting Risk in Perspective: Black Teenage Lives in the Era of AIDS: by Renee T. White, ISBN: 084768587X
Teaching Black Girls: Resiliency in Urban Classrooms: by Venus E. E. Evans-Winters, ISBN: 0820471038
Black in School: Afrocentric Reform, Urban Youth and the Promise of Hip-Hop Culture: by Shawn A. Ginwright, ISBN: 0807744328
Children and Youth Say So! Skits, Recitations, and Drill Team Poetry for Black History Month, Kwanzaa, and Other Celebrations in the Church: edited by Abingdon Press, ISBN: 0687053536
Growing up in the Black Belt: Negro Youth in the Rural South: by Charles Johnson
Rap and the Eroticizing of Black Youth: by Michael Porter (forthcoming April 2007), ISBN: 1934155020
When Tomorrow Comes: Thoughts, Reflections and Humorous Anecdotes for Today’s Black Youth: by Sam Hughes, ISBN: 1420872990
Youth's Look at Black and Brown Faces in America’s Wild Places: African Americans in Wildlife Careers: by Dudley Edmondson
Friendship, Cliques, and Gangs: Young Black Men Coming of Age in Urban America: by Greg Dimitriadis, ISBN: 0807743852
Real Deal: A Spiritual Guide for Black Teen Girls: by Billie Montgomery Cook, ISBN: 0817014586
The African-American Male: An Annotated Bibliography: by Jacob U. Gordon, ISBN: 0313306567
Racial Issues in Criminal Justice: The Case of African Americans: by Marvin D. Free, Jr., ISBN: 1881798550
Young Adult of Fiction by African American Writers, 1968-1993: by Debor Kutenplon, ISBN: 0815308736
Voices of African-American Teen Fathers: I'm Doing What I Got to Do: by Angelia M. Paschal, Ph.D., ISBN: 0789027372
African-American Teens Discuss Their Schooling Experiences: by Gail L. Thompson, ISBN: 0897898435
Racism in College Athletics: The African American Athlete's Experience: by Dana D. Brooks and Ronald C. Althouse, ISBN: 1885693192
Violent and Non-Violent Disputes Involving Gang Youth: by Lorine A. Hughes, ISBN: 1593320981
Disproportionate Confinement of African American Juvenile Delinquents: by John K. Mooradian, ISBN: 1931202699
Being Real: The Student-Teacher Relationship and African-American Male Delinquency: by Camile Gibson, ISBN: 1931202311
Literacy in African American Communities: by Joyce L. Harris, Alan G. Kamhi, and Karen E. Pollock, ISBN: 0805834028