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development of black youth


The Masking of Black Boys: What a Decade Working with Black Boys Labeled "Emotionally Disabled" Taught Me
Black boys are twice as likely to be identified with Emotional Disability, and the label sticks. What gets read as defiance is often a mask. Here is what I learned in over a decade as a Black male school psychologist, and what practitioners can do tomorrow to help boys safely take it off.
Byron McClure
May 2515 min read


Did You Know that SEL Emerged Because of A Black Man? The True History of SEL
Thank you Dr. Comer for paving the way for a Black man like me to follow in your footsteps. To the youth who march onward and upward,...
Byron McClure
Jul 25, 20209 min read
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