"Much hand-wringing has occurred over the so-called failure of young people to grow up today. This volume persuasively shows the range of forces that shape the

Recent research on inequality and poverty has shown that those born into low-income families, especially African Americans, still have difficulty entering the m

Following in the footsteps of the highly successful Coming of Age in America and Coming of Age Around the World, this new anthology of fiction and memoir explor

A collection of short stories and novel excerpts by noted minority authors explore the triumphs and tribulations of adolescence.

The fullest account to date of African American young people in a segregated city Coming of Age in Jim Crow DC offers a complex narrative of the everyday lives