Challenge Journal
A Journal of Research on African American Men
The Journal of the Morehouse Research Institute
Editor: Ida Rousseau Mukenge, Department of Sociology, Morehouse College
Editorial Assistant: Iretha Johnson Stoney
Editorial Board
Delores P. Aldridge, Emory University
Gloria Lindsey Alibaruho, Diversity, Design, Development Consultants
Walter R. Allen, University of California, Los Angeles
William M. Banks, University of California, Berkeley (Emeritus)
Willie J. Belton, Georgia Institute of Technology
J. Herman Blake, Iowa State University (Emeritus)
Thomas C. Calhoun, Southern Illinois University
Narviar C. Calloway, Morehouse College
Obie Clayton, Morehouse Research Institute
Douglas V. Davidson, Western Michigan University
James Earl Davis, Temple University
Douglas Glasgow, Ear to Urban Needs
Aldon Morris, Northwestern University
Earl Wright, Fisk University
Editorial Policy: Challenge publishes scholarly papers on all issues germane to African American life. Particular emphasis is placed on African American men, their families, and their communities. As the official publication of the Morehouse Research Institute (MRI), Challenge also publishes special issues with papers presented at MRI conferences and invited papers on selected themes. Unsolicited papers related to the themes may also be included in these special issues.
Instructions for Contributors: Articles submitted for publication in Challenge should conform to the style set forth by the American Sociological Association. See “Manuscript Preparation,” in the American Sociological Review’s Notice to Contributors. A Preparation Checklist for ASA Manuscripts can be found at: http://www.asanet.org/galleries/default-file/guidelinesnew.pdf. Contributors should send an electronic version of the manuscript in MS Word to imukenge@morehouse.edu and copied to istoney@morehouse.edu. Two copies of the original typescript should be sent by postal mail to I. Rousseau Mukenge, Editor, Challenge, Department of Sociology, Morehouse College, 830 Westview Drive, SW, Atlanta, GA 30314-3773. Manuscripts will not be returned to authors. A stamped postcard addressed to the corresponding author should accompany unsolicited papers.
Anonymous Review. All manuscripts will undergo blind review. Authors’ names should appear only on the title page. Please allow at least eight weeks for review and notification of acceptance.
Subscription. Challenge is published twice a year. The subscription price (including postage) is $10 for individuals and $25 for libraries and institutions. Please remit the appropriate amount to Morehouse Research Institute, 830 Westview Drive, SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30314-3773.
