The HAWK Federation and the Development of Black Adolescent Males: Toward a Solution to the Crises of America's Young Black Men. Testimony before the Select Committee on Children, Youth and Families. Congressional Hearings on America's Young Black Men: Isolated and in Trouble (Washington, D.C., July 25, 1989).

Autor/in	Nobles, Wade W.
Institution	Institute for the Advanced Study of Black Family Life and Culture, Inc., Oakland, CA.
Titel	The HAWK Federation and the Development of Black Adolescent Males: Toward a Solution to the Crises of America's Young Black Men. Testimony before the Select Committee on Children, Youth and Families. Congressional Hearings on America's Young Black Men: Isolated and in Trouble (Washington, D.C., July 25, 1989).
Quelle	(1989), (33 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Recht; Adolescents; African Culture; Black Youth; Economically Disadvantaged; High Schools; Individual Development; Males; Masculinity; Racial Bias; Self Actualization; Self Esteem; Social Problems; Urban Problems; Urban Youth; Young Adults; Youth Problems; Youth Programs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Africa; Culture; Afrika; Kultur; High school; Oberschule; Individuelle Entwicklung; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Männlichkeit; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Self actualisation; Selbstverwirklichung; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Urban area; Urban areas; Youth; Stadtregion; Stadt; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Jugendsofortprogramm
Abstract	Sources of the crises faced by young black men lie not in the young men, but in society which portrays them as stereotypes. Social conditions are at the root of the following problems of black males: (1) lowered life expectancy; (2) risk of criminality; (3) poor economic conditions; (4) inadequate education; (5) drugs and gang violence; and (6) health risks associated with sexual behavior. The major societal flaw ultimately is racism. To combat the present devastation of the black community and American society, prevention efforts must promote positive youth development and self-esteem. The overall strategy of the HAWK Federation is to reinforce positive black manhood, grounded in African traditions. The HAWK training program, an attempt to influence the values and moral development of young black men, currently operates in a high school in Sacramento (California). Data from the first year confirm its utility in improving academic achievement. The program, which has intentionally created symbols, rituals, practices, and responsibilities to reinforce positive attributes of black manhood, promises to improve student motivation and school success. Attachments include the following: (1) specifications of the Manhood Training and Development Program; (2) program profiles; (3) a 68-item bibliography; and (4) the prospectus for the Center for Applied Cultural and Educational Achievement. (SLD)
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