Where Did We Go Wrong (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780615662077)

Charles Bell is a Detroit, Michigan native and graduate of Detroit Public Schools. He is deeply interested in urban education reform and social problems in the African American community. After graduating from Denby Technical High School in 2004, Charles enrolled at Wayne State University and majored in psychology. It was here that Charles first noticed the lack of African American men pursuing higher education and he began to identify possible reasons for the absence of his peers. After graduating from Wayne State University in 2008 with a bachelor's degree in psychology, Charles obtained a master's degree in school psychology in 2009. Throughout the course of obtaining his master's degree, Charles became deeply frustrated with the education and political leadership in Detroit as well as the lack of focus on "real" change in academia. Where Did We Go Wrong allowed Charles to provide an insightful analysis on the quality of education in urban cities, such as Detroit, Michigan, and propose critical questions regarding the factors that contribute to the problems we see in the African American community today.