Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: And we "still" are not saved
  • Special yet unequal : race, disability, and the prison pipeline for Black youth in America / Charles Bell
  • Illusions of preparedness : self-concepts of African American children with learning disabilities / Janelle Alexander
  • A pattern of practice : federal law and the carceral state of special education for Black girls / Dorothy E. Hines, Ayana Handy, Abiola Farinde, and Jemimah L. Young
  • The carceral state effect on my swagger : an exploratory study of being young, Black, and male in the U.S. education institution / Larry C. Bryant and Bryan E. Cichy-Parker
  • Mis-education at Woodson Middle School : student perceptions of a magnet school within a school / Erica McCray
  • In White imaginations : a synthesis of research on White teachers' colorblind racism and implications for Black students in special education / Julia C. Ransom and Crystal Menzies
  • Overcoming racism and ableism : why are Black students with disabilities overrepresented in disciplinary actions? / Weadé James and Cassandra Willis
  • Preparing teachers, administrators, and service providers to engage, motivate, support, and educate Black children and adolescents / Denise K. Whitford
  • Challenging the carceral state of Black students with disabilities in K-12 schools : the role of school counselors / Renae D. Mayes and Erick Hines
  • Whose parenting is legitimate? : school positioning of multiply-marginalized Black families and consequences for Black girls / Hailey Love and Subini Annamma
  • Carcerality, special education, and the state of Black children and their families / Ambra L. Green, Mattina Davenport, and Cynthia Cook
  • "They never listen to the parent" : parent narratives at the intersection of anti-Black racism, disability and school discipline / Tunette Powell and Stephanie Keeney Parks
  • Marronage refusal : racism and special education as technologies of a racial carceral democracy / Awo Okaikor M. Aryee-Price
  • Reconceptualizing Black family engagement in special education : understanding the motivations of parents and caregivers / Jolan M. Smith
  • Epilogue: Where do we go from here?
  • Appendix: Intersections of race, gender, dis/ability, and positionality.