Given the continued plight of men of color in college after a decade of ineffective interventions focused more on -fixing the student- than on addressing the social, structural and institutional forces that undermine his academic achievement, this book is intended as a catalyst to change the direction of the dialogue, by providing a new theoretical framework and strength-based models for developing strategies for success.

This book brings together five of today's leading scholars concerned with the condition of males of color in higher education - LeManuel Bitsoi, Edmund T. Gordon,...

Though Saint Euribius seems to be a quiet little island, the evolving drama and intrigue tell a different story. When a white political candidate runs for member of parliament in a 99 percent black country against a gay black man, tension and conflict are inevitable. And when a memoir written by the ancestor of one of the candidates surfaces and reveals a hidden truth, the results could be catastrophic.

One candidate is the lone voice speaking out against the island's flourishing drug trade. Throw in a rumored terrorist plot and an ex-army sniper turned surveillance expert, and...