[NIFL-FAMILY:1456] HELP!!!--Motivating young African-American males to read

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Hi,

     I'm a library student at Dominican University. I am taking a course on literacy. One of the course requirements is that we monitor discussions on a few listservs. We must also ask a question. I am especially interested in information about successes that people have had with regard to motivating young African-American males to read or improve their literacy. I have read a few articles and have noted that often the authors indicate that young African-American males regard the activity of reading as "acting white." Has anyone come up against this attitude, and if so, how have you managed to change it?   

Thank you in advance,
Lynn Scott

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