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Brothers of the Academy Institute Think Tank 2006 Conference Proceedings Published and Produced by: The Center for African American Research and Policy Thanks in large part to funding provided by Stylus Publishing, LLC www.styluspub.com Brothers of the Academy Institute, Think Tank 2006 – Conference Proceedings Copyright © 2006 Center for African American Research and Policy All Rights Reserved (ISSN 1557-7139) CONTENTS Accepting Leadership to Reduce Black Children’s Lead Burdens Page - 9 Janean E’guya Dilworth-Bart – University of Wisconsin, Madison African American Women’s Relationships with the Live-Away Fathers Page - 32 Maria Johnson – University of Michigan Black Faculty on Predominately White Campuses: Implications for the Campus Community Page - 75 Lauren Brown – Wellesley College Cassandra Campbell