Southeastern University FireScholars Doctor of Education (Ed.D) Spring 2021 IS THIS SEAT TAKEN? AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE PERCEPTIONS OF ASCENSION IN THE FEDERAL OFFICE OF INSPECTORS GENERAL COMMUNITY Donrich L. Young Southeastern University - Lakeland Follow this and additional works at: https://firescholars.seu.edu/coe Part of the Agency Commons, Educational Leadership Commons, Inequality and Stratification Commons, Law and Race Commons, and the Law Enforcement and Corrections Commons Recommended Citation Young, Donrich L., "IS THIS SEAT TAKEN? AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE PERCEPTIONS OF ASCENSION IN THE FEDERAL OFFICE OF INSPECTORS GENERAL COMMUNITY" (2021). Doctor of Education (Ed.D). 86. https://firescholars.seu.edu/coe/86 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by FireScholars. It has been accepted for inclusion in Doctor of Education (Ed.D) by an authorized administrator of FireScholars. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. IS THIS SEAT TAKEN? AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE PERCEPTIONS OF ASCENSION IN THE FEDERAL OFFICE OF INSPECTORS GENERAL COMMUNITY By DONRICH LAMONT YOUNG A doctoral dissertation submitted to the College of Education in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership Southeastern University April, 2021 IS THIS SEAT TAKEN? AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE PERCEPTIONS OF ASCENSION IN THE FEDERAL OFFICE OF INSPECTORS GENERAL COMMUNITY by DONRICH LAMONT YOUNG Dissertation Approved: ii DEDICATION I dedicate this dissertation to my Big Three: Ray C. Schultz, Susie M. Young, and Colonel (Ret.) Frank J. Preston, Jr., U.S. Army. Ray C. Schultz (November 29, 1924 - May 2, 1990) was my maternal grandmother and first babysitter who I knew as Granny.