===== Representation and Visibility =====

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**Media Portrayals: Minority boys are significantly underrepresented in positive media roles and educational leadership**
  * UCLA Center for Scholars & Storytellers, Uhls et al. / 2024: [[https://www.scholarsandstorytellers.com/|Teens and Screens: The Need for Positive Representation for Boys of Color]]
  * Educational Administration Quarterly, Rodriguez & Smith / 2025: [[https://journals.sagepub.com/home/eaq|The Missing Mentors: Racial Disparities in Educational Leadership]]

**Identity Formation: Representation shapes aspirations and perceived legitimacy in institutions**
  * Child Development, Chen & Johnson / 2024: [[https://srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14678624|Mirrors and Windows: How Media Representation Shapes Academic Aspirations]]
  * Psychological Science, Williams / 2025: [[https://journals.sagepub.com/home/pss|Perceived Legitimacy and Institutional Belonging Among Boys of Color]]

**The "Deficit" Frame: Moving beyond narratives of trauma to highlight success and resilience**
  * American Educational Research Journal (AERA), Harper / 2024: [[https://journals.sagepub.com/home/aer|Reframing the Narrative: Asset-Based Approaches to the Success of Black and Latino Males]]
  * Journal of Youth Development, Martinez et al. / 2025: [[https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/jyd/|Beyond the Trauma Plot: Cultivating Resilience and Joy in Youth of Color]]