Editor's comment: "acting black": What black kids think about being smart and other school-related experiences

Journal of Negro Education

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 91-96

  Toldson, Ivory A ^a   Owens, Delila ^b  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77958091600     PISSN: 00222984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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