Preface
Acknowledgments
I. "An Hour of Play": Theoretical Frames for the PLAAY Project
Introduction-Boys, Not Men: Hypervulnerability in African American Youth
Howard C. Stevenson Jr., Gwendolyn Y. Davis, Teresa Herrero-Taylor Russell Morris
1 Remembering Culture: The Roots of Culturally Relevant Anger
Howard C. Stevenson Jr. Garland Best Elaine F. Cassidy Delores McCabe
2 Why Black Males Need Cultural Socialization
Howard C. Stevenson Jr., Gwendolyn Y. Davis, Robert Carter, SoniaElliott
II. "If We Must Die": Examples of PLAAY Project Interventions
3 "If We Must Die": CPR for Managing Catch-33, Alienation, and Hypervulnerability
Elaine F. Cassidy Gwendolyn Y. Davis Howard C. Stevenson Jr.
4 PLAAY Fighting in Martial Arts
Nimr Hassan Elaine F. Cassidy Diane M. Hall Gale Seiler Howard C. Stevenson Jr.
5 Emotions in Motion: Teaching Emotional Empowerment through Basketball
Howard C. Stevenson Jr. Gwendolyn Y. Davis Chad Lassiter Juana Gatson
6 COPE: Community Outreach through Parent Empowerment
SaburahAbdul-Kabir TeresaHerrero-Taylor Howard C. Stevenson Jr. Pamela C. Zamel
7 Life After PLAAY: Alumni Group and Rites of Passage Empowerment (ROPE)
Gwendolyn Y. Davis Pamela C. Zamel Diane M. Hall Erick Espin Vernita R. Williams
8 Raising Boys to Be Men: Distance Does Not Make the Heart Grow Fonder
Howard C. Stevenson Jr.
Index
About the Contributors