Over the last couple of years, I seen school and business leaders talk about the importance of turning around the academic performance of Black boys. But let’s face it, we want to know the schools and organizations actually making a difference in providing better educational outcomes for Black boys. For the second year in a row, I’ve witnessed more schools…
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Mentoring Black Boys is A Winning Cause!
Recently, our school, 7 Pillars Career Academy partnered with an organization called Young Men Rising. This organization was presented on our platform at the beginning of the school year for middle schools in Clayton, Dekalb and Henry county. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms made a call for mentors earlier this year for Black boys in the City of Atlanta. She urged…
Black Boys Breaking Bread and Building Bonds
Young Men Rising Incorporated is giving Henry, Dekalb and Clayton County schools a different option for mentoring Black boys. “No Young Man Left Behind – Lunch Buddy Program”, is an initiative of Young Men Rising Incorporated. The program was created to allow young male students the opportunity to reach success through mentoring, communication and cultural exposure. The organization believes that through…
Black Male Teachers are Suffering in Public Schools
Today’s hot news in education is based on The Thomas B. Fordham Institute report on Student-Teacher Race Match in Charter and Traditional Public Schools . Charter schools are hiring and retaining more Black male teachers, but like Charter advocate Kenny Knight said, we’re still in crisis regarding traditional public schools! The TBFI report reflects how charter schools are progressively showing…
Black Boys at Drew Charter Have the Best Squad…in Golf
Beyoncé has people across the world pulling together their squads to give the best rendition of the Before I Let Go Challenge. But, the icon inspired a group of students in Atlanta to assemble for a slightly different challenge. The students at a local charter school decided to take their squad all the way to the state championship. The Charles…
We Need School Choice to Be the Black Choice in California Too!
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…
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…