%0 Journal Article
%T Being and Becoming Men of Character: Exploring Latino and Black Males¡¯ Brotherhood and Masculinity Through Leadership in College
%A Derrick R. Brooms
%A Jelisa Clark
%A Matthew Smith
%J Journal of Hispanic Higher Education
%@ 1552-5716
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1538192717699048
%X This article advances knowledge on the significance of engagement and leadership for five Latino and Black male student leaders at a Hispanic-serving institution. By exploring their experiences in a male-centered initiative, identity and masculinity emerged as salient frames to understand students¡¯ engagement on campus. Individual and focus group interviews yielded that relationships and male peer-to-peer bonding built on students¡¯ cultural wealth by providing unique opportunities for learning and self-growth. Implications are offered as well
%K Latino and Black males
%K engagement
%K masculinity
%K leadership
%K peer bonding
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1538192717699048