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v Contents Acknowledgments vii Introduction 1 1 Culture Trap: Talking about Young People of Color and 31 Their Education 2 “I Hate It When People Treat Me Like a Fxxx-Up”: 69 Phony Theories, Segregated Schools, and the Culture of Aspiration among African American and Latino Teenagers 3 “They Ain’t Hiring Kids from My Neighborhood”: 113 Young Men of Color Negotiating Public Schools and Poor Work Options in New York City 4 “Where Youth Have an Actual Voice”: Teenagers as 143 Empowered Stakeholders in School Reform Conclusion 177 Methodological Appendix: Listening to Young People 215 Notes 233 Index 275 About the Authors 287 ...