Race, Gender and Progress: Are Black American Women the New Model Minority?

Journal of African American Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 309-335

  Kaba, Amadu Jacky ^a  

^a SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black American women; Educational success; Gender; Model minority; Progress

Indexed keywords

EID: 85050782793     PISSN: 15591646     EISSN: 19364741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12111-008-9043-8     Document Type: Article

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