Wendy Luttrell is professor of urban education, critical psychology and sociology at the City University of New York and executive officer of the urban education Ph.D. program at the CUNY Graduate Center. Mieasia Edwards and Kelly Brady are Ph.D. candidates in urban education and sociology at The Graduate Center, City University of New York. Nga Than, a Ph.D. candidate in sociology at The Graduate Center, City University of New York, contributed to this essay.