AFRICANGLOBE – At age six, most young children are entering first grade, but not for the extraordinary Joshua Beckford. Joshua is breaking barriers and is a role model for Black boys across the world. Living with high-functioning autism, the child prodigy from Tottenham was, at the age of six, the youngest person ever to attend the prestigious Oxford University. He…
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GA Rep. Valencia Stovall Encourages Forest Park Families of 6th Grade Students to Build with 7 Pillars!
Rep. Valencia Stovall encourages constituents of Forest Park to grab hold of hope! She’s asking for families of 6th grade students to attend 7 Pillars Career Academy’s Build Day Events. Forest Park is home to the new school that is giving parents in Clayton County a different choice and plenty of cool educational options. Georgia State Representative Valencia Stovall (D-Forest…
Video Games Help Engage Black Boys in STEAM
In preparation for the GA Milestone test, I used the popular video game, Fortnite, with my Black male students to engage them in argumentative writing. Video Games Helped Engage My Black Male Students! I learned that many of the Black boys spent most of their time after school hours playing video games. So I took the opportunity to engage them…
Black Boys Are Moving Full steAm Ahead!
School is out and as summer is approaching, I’m empowering Black parents to expose their sons to as many STEAM based camps that will help continue learning while school is out. There are great summer opportunities that can expose Black boys to the arts, technology, media, engineering, design, etc, in a different way. Summer camps, like after school programs, are…
Black Male Teachers Are Creating Success Stories Everyday
A Newton County, Georgia teacher believes that character education is what’s needed to motivate students. The reigning “King of the County” Robotics Champion, Dr. Raymont Burke, shares his thoughts on character education. Dr. Burke doesn’t take teaching lightly. His motto is, “every day we have the opportunity to create success stories.” He believes character education is how we will see…