RE-INTERPRETING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP: Is Being Bi-cultural a Key to African American Achievement in Predominantly White High Schools? Theodoric Manley, Jr.
This three-year research study which measured and interpreted African American student achievement in a predominantly White suburban Chicago high school offers promising results for the realization of academic success by students who have internalized a strong bi-cultural identity and have negotiated the triple quandary. Developed by A. Wade Boykin in 1986, the theory of the triple quandary holds that Black students face three experiences to negotiate both within and outside their own culture and social climate: the mainstream [White] experience; the minority experience; the Black cultural experience. Its findings suggest first that Black students achieve in important ways other than those labeled as “acting White” and also that a strong bi-cultural identity enhances the cognitive and affective capacities of Black students. Measurements and analyses of quantitative and qualitative data on achievement of Black and White students included correlations between weighted GPA’s, college-entrance examinations, state assessments of reading standards and school disciplinary data. Additional critical data included the results of videotaped interviews, of the Ed-Excel Assessment of Secondary School Culture and of the Black Racial Identity Scale (BRIAS) from student participants in the study. 2009.

The Way They Saw It: The Changing Face of Bronzeville Theodoric Manley, Jr. et.al.
The Way They Saw It is a moving documentary of the historic Bronzeville area, located south of downtown Chicago. Through photos, student reflections, and interviews with the inhabitants, Theodoric Manley, Jr., and his students show the plight of African-Americans who are being forced from their homes through rezoning. Manley traces the Great Migration from the Jim Crow South to the Black Metropolis and shows the rise of many historical figures. Now redevelopment is forcing out the original inhabitants, and condominiums are replacing the former culture-laden landmarks. As the students explore Bronzeville, you will be moved by their reflections on the reclaiming of the historic area by downtown Chicago. This comprehensive study of Black versus White America shows that racism isn’t dead. To purchase this publication go to: http://www.dorrancebookstore.com/waythsawitch.html 2008.

Anti-Racist Twelve Step Program Hoop Institute 2008.

Putting the Learning in Service Learning Theodoric Manley Jr.
Results of the Black Metropolis Model of service learning are analyzed and illustrated in this paper to explain how to “put the learning in service learning.” There are many soup kitchens or non-transforming models of service learning where students are asked to serve needy populations but internalize and learn little about the service in their service learning. The results of a successful transforming model of service learning are presented to demonstrate how to put the learning in service learning for all students. The model integrates community institutions, residents, university faculty, staff, and undergraduate and high school students in hands-on service learning experiences that document uneven changes in the Black Metropolis of Chicago. The results reveal that the information and knowledge acquired by students transforms student knowledge as they internalize how uneven development in housing impacts community residents and their future in the original Black Metropolis of Chicago. August 6, 2006.

A Paler Shade of White Theodoric Manley Jr., Frank Holiwski, Jason Washburn
Workshop presentation designed to share lessons learned from teaching White Studies and Eradicating White Racism course at DePaul University. 2005.

Help Me, I'm Perfect Theodoric Manley Jr., Frank Holiwski, Jason Washburn
Responding to defensiveness from white participants in a class designed to eradicate white racism. 2004.