Garrett Albert Duncan is an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. He holds appointments in education, African and African-American studies, and American culture studies. His research focuses broadly on race, culture, and education and, along these lines, he has written extensively on black youth, identity, language, and ethics. Garrett's current project, "Schooling as a Moral Enterprise," of which "The Language We Cry In" is a part, is an ethnographic examination of the post-Civil Rights education of black students in U.S. public schools. This project is largely concerned with questions of race, citizenship and democracy in America in the contexts of postindustrialism and globalization. Garrett addresses these questions in his forthcoming book School to Prison: Education and the Celling of Black Youth in Postindustrial America (Peter Lang Publishing, Inc.). He can be reached at gaduncan@wustl.edu.
Ryonnel Jackson is a graduate student at Washington University in St. Louis where he is currently working on his Masters of Arts in American Culture Studies. His research interests focuses on African American males in elementary and secondary schools. Ryonnel works closely with Garret Duncan on projects that examine post-Civil Rights education in the United States. Upon completion of his thesis, Ryonnel will begin work on his PhD in education and American Culture Studies at Washington University in St. Louis. He can be reached at Farragut@mentorstlouis.org.