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Young, Gifted, and Black: Promoting High Achievement among African-American Students

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"An important and powerful book" that radically reframes the debates swirling around the academic achievement of African-American students (Boston Review)

"The solutions offered by each essay are creative, inspirational, and good old common sense." -Los Angeles Times

In 3 separate but allied essays, African-American scholars Theresa Perry, Claude Steele, and Asa Hilliard examine the alleged 'achievement gap' between Black and white students. Each author addresses how the unique social and cul...