Antoine M. GaribaldiStudentsLASTWORD: INCREASING THE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF BLACK MALESor the majority of my professional career, the educational attainment and performance of Black students have been primary themes in my research.December 9, 2009HomeBlacked Out: Dilemmas of Race, Identity and Success at Capital High. – book reviewsFinding a solution to the low academic performance and graduation rates of African-American and other non-white students is by far the most pervasive issue confronting schools and local communities today. With approximately 40 percent of the nation’s African-American students enrolled in fifty of the nation’s largest urban school districts, this is clearly a problem that needs immediate resolution in major metropolitan areas.June 22, 2007Page 1 of 1