Interviews

Podcast interview with Contexts Magazine. Winter 2025.

Podcast interview for the New Books Network. January 13, 2025.

“‘Brothers in Grief’ Explores the Toll of Gun Violence on Philadelphia Youth.” The Trace. December 23, 2024.

Book Reviews in Academic Journals

Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, published online February 28, 2025.

“Brothers in Grief boldly depicts the lived realities of Black boys. The book’s multidimensional perspectives outline the struggles of students who failed to find consistent support from school officials. It would serve as an excellent resource for graduate and undergraduate courses such as race, gender, crime, law, deviance, education, and social justice and is exemplary of what it means to do a methodologically enriching project while amplifying humanity and compassion. The glossary is well thought out, making what can confuse outsiders accessible and transparent. Gross’ book is approachable and straightforward, and overall, it is a fantastic read, even for those who do not study Black masculinities or Black boyhood.

Ethnic and Racial Studies, published online March 26, 2025

“Brothers in Grief is unique for its humanization of Black boys’ grief… [It] is written for teachers, school administrators, politicians, policy makers, social workers, feminist and gender scholars, scholars of thanatology, parents, educational researchers, and youths. By collapsing the barriers between everyday challenges and structural problems, the book makes a significant contribution to understanding the conditions of violence and grief, thereby animating the precarity of Black life from the unique perspectives of Black teen boys.”

Awards

Outstanding Book Award, Winner - Society for Professors of Education

C. Wright Mills Award, Finalist - Society for the Study of Social Problems

Book Launch Photos

On October 18, 2024 Brothers in Grief was launched at Public Trust in Philadelphia. The author was joined by Maxayn Gooden, Jaylen Frisby, and Dr. Christina Cho for a discussion and Q&A with the audience.

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