Parenting Today's African American Children

Tag: America’s Promise

  • 150 Ways To Show Kids You Care: #62

    I looked at my slim, still growing thirteen year old son (he’s about 5’3, 120 pounds) and knew that he did not have six pounds to lose! I knew he would be heartbroken, so I thought about item #62 and tried to figure out how to break it to him that may have to give…

  • Teachable Moments: Why I took my seven year old daughter to see Selma

    Did she have to sit and listen to stories like I did as a young child never seeing the beauty and ugliness of those who both fought for and stood ignorantly in the way of universal love and freedom? I was torn between my own strong emotions about the project and being a responsible parent….so…

  • 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…

  • 20 most segregated states for black students

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