Roland Martin has helped make the statement, “there’s more than one way to educate children!”, something that educational policy makers are thinking about more intently. In fact, it’s safe to say that school choice is the Black choice. After all, white children have been afforded the right to a quality education. Black and Brown families need school choice so their…
Tag: Black boys
A Salute to My Mama
Our Black boys have something to say. I’m creating a space that’s empowering young Black boys to appreciate and respect girls and women. Often times we don’t hear our Black boys and the things they would desire to express because of the false pretenses we have around manhood. In spite of these pretenses, one of my 7th grade students wrote…
Black Boys Propel Themselves Into Success
The City of Atlanta has a lot of people who have been working in schools and communities to empower and educate Black boys. As we celebrate the rebirth of Morris Brown College, this program which has been located on the campus for years is still doing the work of providing educational and life skills to Black boys. There may be…
Chris Broussard is Saying to Black Boys, Level UP to Your King Status!
Community engagement makes a huge impact on the social development of Black boys. Chris Broussard is Saying to Black Boys Level UP to Your King Status! His work done through the K.I.N.G Movement is bringing the community in to provide positive role models for Black boys. The K.I.N.G. Movement, founded by Chris Broussard, is doing the work of empowering our…
Profound Gentlemen Trains Black Male Teachers
Co Founder, Jason Terrell speaks on the need for and what’s next for Profound Gentlemen. Currently, Black male educators are five times more likely to leave the education profession than other groups. Equitable pay, resources and support are reason why we are perplexed with staying in the field. PG provides a space for Black male teachers to connect, share resources…
Black Mothers Fear for Their Black Boys Daily In School
This is a post from https://www.mmjerniganassociates.com/about-us/ discussing the struggles Black mothers face with our public school systems educating their Black sons. “I can’t explain the strange feeling that caught in my veins…” Jay-Z When I walked into my son’s preschool classroom and saw that the children were apparently performing a daily ritual of who will hold the flag, while the other…
We Simply Can’t Ignore It Anymore: Black Boys Battle Trauma Too!
Adverse childhood experiences can impact the way a child learns. Too often, we treat the behaviors of Black boys and fail to see the trauma they’ve dealing with daily. Our oversight of trauma shuts down support for kids. One strategy for how schools can get teachers on board with supporting ways to support kids dealing with trauma is encourage teachers to…