Black Family and Society

James L. Conyers, Jr. is university professor, director of the African American studies program and director of the Center for the Study of African American Culture at the University of Houston, USA. He also serves as editor for Transaction's Africana Studies series.

• 1. IntroductionJames L. Conyers, Jr.2. A Biscuit for a Letter: Black Children and Education in the Antebellum SouthVincent Willis3. Examining Memorable Messages in the African American Family: Coping with PrejudiceJason Thompson and Rockell Brown-Burton4. Black Intellectuals on Trial: Debating Race, Community, and ResponsibilityMarcia Walker-McWilliams5. African Perspectives on Race in the African Diaspora: As Understood by Chimamanda Adichie's AmericanahRita Kiki Edozie6. Feminization of Poverty and the Black Family: Ideological and Methodological ContestationsTheresa Rajack-Talley and Latrica Best7. "It's Gonna Be Some Drama!": A Content Analysis of HBCUs on BET's College HillSiobhan Smith8. African-centered Research Frameworks: Expanding the Boundaries of Cultural Competence in EvaluationSarita Davis9. "Work to Be Done": Democratic Pursuits and Black Women Activists, 1940s–1965Courtney ThompsonContributorsIndex