What are the failures of African – American males in America

Mr. Malcolm E. Freeman Jr.

Albertus Magnus College

Applied Research Project

Literature Review

Demographic & Statistical Issues

Psycho-Social Issues

Political & Economic Issues

Educational Issues

Framework & Methodology

Limits of Validity

Quasi-Experimental Design

Probability & Non-Probability Sampling

Nominal & Ratio Scales

Leadership & Management Theories

Abraham Maslow’s “Hierarchy of Needs”

(Nelson & Quick, 2013)

10x Leadership (Collins, 2011)

“Winning” (Welch, 2005)

“Quantum Leap Thinking” (Mapes, 2003)

Analysis & Results

States / Countries

C T

NY

A L

VA

D E

C A

LA

M I

FL

SC

M A

U.S.

Jamaica

P.R.

U.S.V.I.

15 - 20

21 - 30

31 - 40

41 - 50

51 - 60

61 - 70

71 - 80

N.a.

Ages / Marital Status

Single

Married

Divorced

Widowed

N.a.

Educational - Level

H.S.

College

Divorced

Widowed

N.a.

High School / College Sports

Played

Did Not Play

Played

Did Not Play

Ever Arrested?

Arrested

Never Arrested

Survey Analysis / ConclusionsAre Africans inferior to Europeans? 7% 10% 12% 22% 49%I believe that it is okay to hit my intimate partner. 4% 1% 3% 23% 69%

African-American male portrayal in the media 6% 8% 12% 29% 45%

Parent-Child bond with biological father 32% 22% 14% 17% 15%

Self-inflicted racial oppression 8% 19% 7% 27% 44%Empowered as a leader in family 40% 42% 10% 4% 4%All-male African-American HBCU 19% 24% 31% 10% 15%American educational system engagement 14% 27% 13% 30% 16%

African-Americans “endangered species” 27% 27% 14% 19% 13%

President Barack Obama 15% 24% 29% 17% 15%

Recommendations

All–Male African-American HBCU in CT

All–Male African-American Academy

31 year-olds and up to attend college (AMC)

Promote Ph. D attainment for African-American Males

Next Steps

Institute this case-study among African-American females

Institute this case-study among Caucasian males

Find out if the father’s that African-Americans had a bond with are “in the home”

Revise the question to “do I internalize racial oppression

Questions???Comments???

Thank you very much!

Congratulations on completion of the

MS – MOL degree program!

References

Adams, J., Khan, H., & Raeside, R. (2014). Research Methodology. In Research methods for business and social science students (Second ed.). Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications.

Collins, J., & Hansen, M. (2011). 10xers. In Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck: Why some thrive despite them all. New York, NY: HarperCollins

Mapes, J. (2003). The 14 Points of Quantum Leap Thinking. In Quantum leap thinking: An owner's guide to the mind. Naperville, Ill.: Sourcebooks.

Nelson, D., & Quick, J. (2013). Motivation at Work. In ORGB (Student ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning.

Welch, J., & Welch, S. (2005). Candor. In Winning. New York: Harper Business.