“The phenomenon of peer pressure and its impact on academic achievement has reached catastrophic proportions. It has now reached a point that to do well academically in school is to act white and risk being called a nerd or a brainiac. For males, the peer pressure is so great, you may be called a sissy.”

“The phenomenon of peer pressure and its impact on academic achievement has reached catastrophic proportions. It has now reached a point that to do well academically in school is to act white and risk being called a nerd or a brainiac. For males, the peer pressure is so great, you may be called a sissy.”

— Jawanza Kunjufu