Journal Journal of African American Studies Issue 1/2018 Table of Contents ( 10 Articles ) 12-12-2017 | ARTICLES | Issue 1/2018 Historical Disaster and the New Urban Crisis Floyd W. Hayes III 14-02-2018 | ARTICLES | Issue 1/2018 Amiri Baraka’s Theatre of Ritual: from Staging Rituals of Unfulfilment to Performing Rituals of Political Praxis samy Azouz 12-02-2018 | ARTICLES | Issue 1/2018 African American Parents and Their High-Achieving Students: Issues of Race, Class, and Community in the College Choice Process Thandeka K. Chapman, Frances Contreras, Eligio Martinez Jr. 06-03-2018 | ARTICLES | Issue 1/2018 Open Access Black Farmers in the USA and Michigan: Longevity, Empowerment, and Food Sovereignty Dorceta E. Taylor Download PDF-version View full text 14-03-2018 | ARTICLES | Issue 1/2018 Black Family Structure and Educational Outcomes: the Role of Household Structure and Intersectionality Anthony P. Browne, Juan Battle 07-03-2018 | ARTICLES | Issue 1/2018 Oppressive Curriculum: Sexist, Racist, Classist, and Homophobic Practice of Dress Codes in Schooling Rouhollah Aghasaleh 16-03-2018 | ARTICLES | Issue 1/2018 Negative Black Stereotypes, Support for Excessive Use of Force by Police, and Voter Preference for Donald Trump During the 2016 Presidential Primary Election Cycle Randall D. Swain 08-03-2018 | RESEARCH REPORT | Issue 1/2018 Improving Police Transparency and Accountability in Violent Encounters with African Americans Donald R. Morton 14-02-2018 | FILM REVIEW | Issue 1/2018 Jordan Peele (Dir.), GET OUT [Motion Picture] Blumhouse Productions, 2017. Running Time, 1 h 44 min Judson L. Jeffries 14-02-2018 | BOOK REVIEW | Issue 1/2018 The 1st African-American Graduate of the Culinary Institute of America Why do People Treat Me The Way They Do? The Autobiography of Jefferson Evans by Jefferson Evans and Glenn Ellis, Positive Records Period 78 Sylvan Avenue New Haven, Connecticut 06519, ISBN 9780998404004, Published in 2016, 169 Pages Watson Baldwin