This book for educators, administrators, researchers, and policy makers is the first in a series. The book begins with an overview of the black male teacher's path to the K-12 classroom, then reviews the latest research on why black men teach, dynamics of black male teachers and female students, and recruiting black male math teachers. Further essays highlights the voices of four in-service black male teachers and two black male teens considering teaching as a career. The book provides training materials geared toward black male students in education and offers tips for administrators on recruiting and keeping black male teachers. Lewis teaches urban education at the University of North Carolina. Toldson is affiliated with Howard University. The book is distributed in North America by Turpin Distribution Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)