Category: Educating African American Males

  • 150 Ways to Show Kids You Care: #104

    This is the second post in a series based on the pamphlet “150 Ways to Show Kids You Care” (see previous post for link). I choose one of the items and share how I apply it with my children. Today as my son walked out the door to catch his bus my eyes fell on…

  • Memories of a War Veteran..I have not forgotten

    Re-posting in memory of my Uncle Bay and all of the soldiers who lost their lives as a result of war. Hoping you all make love and not war your priority this Memorial Day. #loveistheanswer Memories of a War Veteran..I have not forgotten. via Memories of a War Veteran..I have not forgotten.

  • Who are you trusting with their brain?

    My children started school today, and all around the country there are parents buying school supplies, new clothes, bookbags and countless electronic devices in order to prepare their children for the new school year. We spend so much time and money getting the “things” we need, but what is just as important for me is…

  • SaveBlackBoys.org

    We all need to save our boys; they too are America’s promise. They too hold the key to making this a great nation. Each time we lose one, we lose ourselves because we all are one. We need to save them from being racially profiled, save their minds, save their souls, save their self-esteem, save…

  • ‘We struggle’: Local African-American leaders say they are ‘desperate’ to save their children

    ‘We struggle’: Local African-American leaders say they are ‘desperate’ to save their children.

  • 20 most segregated states for black students

    The twenty most segregated states for education, from the American Promise website. The results will astound you!

  • Make Summer Learning Fun

    It’s difficult to achieve the correct balance between fun and learning during the school year since there is so little time, so I am always searching for ways to incorporate both during the summer months. Rare is the child who actually wants to learn during the summer

  • Expand your village; get support for your young male warrior!

    Thank goodness I came across the Black Male Development Symposium. I believe I read about it on someone’s Facebook post and was intrigued. I visited the website and immediately got excited about all of the different workshops that they offered. For an extremely low price (and some attended for free if they were members of…