Black male educators are working hard to ensure that more Black boys are walking across graduation stages and not leaving high school without a diploma. The school to prison pipeline is a sad reality for many Black and brown youth targeted by the criminal justice system. Yet, for the last several years, it seems the roadblocks are prevailing. Black boys…
Black Male Teachers Help Parents Uncover the Key Areas that Black Boys Struggle with in Math!
Black male teachers bring a different dynamic to the classroom. As a result, achievement for Black boys has increased. So why aren’t more of our public school districts finding better ways to recruit and retain Black male teachers? For the schools such as several Metro Atlanta charter schools, Black male teachers are growing in number from Pre K – 12…
Black Male Teachers Improve the Lives of Black Boys
We don’t hear from the experts who are making student achievement happen daily in schools. In my experience, Black male teachers are the experts we seldom see or hear from in public school classrooms that are saving the lives of Black boys one life at a time. We’re bringing the solutions to the crisis public schools are facing with educating…
Wake Up America! Black Children In Low Income Communities Are Being Negatively Impacted by Gentrification.
In this country we turn a blind eye to a lot of the challenges Black children face. Unfortunately, many of these challenges begin in failing schools primarily located in lower income communities. In Atlanta, there are a lot of questions and conversations about the state of public education for Black children and school closures . In order for us to…
The Struggle of Black Boys Battling ADHD and Dyslexia in Public Schools.
There are commonalities between ADHD and Dyslexia. Students who have ADHD or dyslexia may learn to talk late, learn words slowly, have difficulty forming words, problems remembering the sequence of events, avoid reading or speaking, and have difficulty processing spoken language and directions. Since I’ve been a Special Education teacher, I’ve had quite a few black children diagnosed with either…
Black Children With Disabilities Are Being Shamed In Public Schools!
Being “different” has never been acceptable to conservative Americans. The perceptions and ideals we have in our society don’t make it easier for those who have physical and learning disabilities. Teachers make their experiences even more challenging, and it begins at school. Let’s try looking at the experience of Black children who have special needs differently. They, too, are overlooked…
Black Fathers Can Help Increase Literacy Rates for Black Boys
Black boys not reading on grade level is more than taboo; it’s terrible news for our culture. A lack of literacy proficiency is a leading reason why Black boys become Black men in jail cells. It’s real! Over the last decade, we have seen organizations such as Real Dads Read help increase literacy rate of Black boys as literacy is…