A Tribe Called Quest

, 24

Adulthood stories

, 82

Artistry

A Tribe Called Quest

, 24

awareness

, 33–34

Black folks

, 28–29

brotherhood

, 26

care

, 32–33

divine plan

, 27–28

education

, 25

education for Black and Brown children

, 27–28

Song of Solomon

, 24

visit

, 29–32

Awareness

, 33–34

Backfired technique

, 61–62

Big Bang Theory, The

, 8

Black children

caged in learning environments

, 53

experience

, 15–16

first day of school for

, 14

miseducation of

, 50–51

Black community

, 17

Black culture

, 7–8

Black leaders

, 14

Black Lives Matter

, 92

Black male STEM

, 38

Black STEM

, 9

Black student approach

, 90

Black teachers

, 52

Black youth

, 9

Blackness

, 61–62, 91

Breathing (new)ness

, 92

breathing Black parental involvement newness

, 93

community pride

, 94–95

handcrafted life stories

, 98

hard-working Black folks

, 92

Humanizing Education for Equitable Transformation

, 102

identities

, 101–102

learning freedom

, 91

organic sanctuary conversations

, 97

self-directed math and science learning

, 93

STEM identity

, 98

trust

, 96

Brighter Day

, 46–48, 83–84

Brotherhood

, 26

Brown II

, 11–12

Brown v. Board of Education

, 5, 11–12, 21

Brown v. Board of Education II

, 21

Caged

, 52

Brighter Day

, 48

classroom space

, 52–53

ethnography

, 54

Johnson High’s principal

, 46–47

Leaders of Tomorrow

, 48–49

messiness of schooling

, 50–51

miseducation of Black children

, 50–51

panopticon concept

, 48–49

traditional school

, 46–47

type of learning

, 54

voice of GPS summoned

, 45

Capitalism

, 54

Care

, 32–33

Carter

, 9, 32, 39

Childhood stories

, 82

Classism

, 54

Classroom space

, 52–53

Colloquialism

, 17

Darius

, 9, 32, 39, 64, 70

Death

, 25

Dehumanization

, 40

Desertion

, 9–11

Dirt

, 36–37

Black male STEM

, 38

Blacks in STEM

, 42–43

educational ethnographer role

, 44

excavation

, 42

math and science

, 38

math and science teaching and learning for Black children

, 41

sanctuary space

, 43

STEM

, 40

US math

, 39–40

Economic empowerment

, 26

Education

, 25

Educational ethnography

, 9, 21–22, 34, 42

Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)

, 12

Elementary school

, 61–62

Emotions

, 25

Equality

, 24

Ethnography

, 54

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

, 13, 99–100

Excavation process

, 43

Fix-it man

, 63

Gang violence

, 9

Gatekeepers

, 81

access

, 89

behavior problems

, 88

Brighter Day

, 83–84

communicating science knowledge

, 87

educational leaders

, 90

emphasizing elementary teachers

, 86

math and science teaching

, 84

physical appearance

, 82

STEM

, 85–86

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

, 13–14

Humanizing Education for Equitable Transformation

, 102

ID

, 61

Darius

, 64–70

Malik

, 75–79

middle school experiences

, 63–64

shelved reading techniques

, 62

Thomas

, 70–75

Identity

, 3

Intellectual awareness

, 34

Johnson High

, 46–48

Lack of accessibility

, 9

Language

, 8

Leaders of Tomorrow

, 46–49

Learning

, 82–83

Maleness

, 61

Malik

, 9, 32, 39, 75, 79

Math and science learning

, 14–15

Miseducation of Black children

, 50–51

“My Brother’s Keeper”

, 13

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

, 36

No Child Left Behind (NCLB)

, 12–13, 99

Open-ended questions

, 3

Panopticon concept

, 48–49

Poverty

, 12

Predominantly white institutions (PWIs)

, 13–14

Private school

, 26–27

Public school

, 26–27

Quietness

, 63

Racism

, 54

Safety measures

, 51

Sanctuary space

, 43

Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)

, 8–9, 17, 40, 85–86

Black boys in

, 100

Blacks in

, 42–43

identity

, 98

learning

, 93

Shelved reading techniques

, 62

Song of Solomon

, 24

Spirituality

, 26

Storyteller

, 17–19

Storytelling

, 3

Strategic thinking

, 95

Subpar schooling

, 9

Suffocation

, 11–14

Summoned

brand spanking

, 2

Brown v. Board of Education

, 5

identity

, 3

quality of life

, 1

schooling practices

, 4

STEM participation

, 6

Sun-kissed complexion teacher

, 83

Systemic racism

, 9

Thomas

, 9, 32, 39, 70, 75

Thoughts

, 19–22

Trust

, 96