Success for Black Boys

by Kate Cerve - Beaufort Gazette, SC - USA
After working with at-risk youth for 10 years through the Department of Social Services, Benjamin Glover has found a job he thinks will allow him to make a bigger difference in the lives of children: Teaching third grade at James J. Davis Elementary School. He is the only black male teacher at the school, where he has taught for two years.

"The male presence, period, is definitely needed in a classroom setting," he said. "With the plight of black America, the plight of African-American males, it is highly important that they have representation in elementary classrooms. ... It's good for them to see themselves as viable, successful young men."

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By George E. Curry
Boys don’t drop out during their senior year in high school. They usually drop out of school in the ninth grade, but emotionally and academically, they drop out in the fourth grade.

That observation is made early on by Jawanza Kunjufu, a noted educator, public speaker and publisher, who has written a new book, Reducing the Black Male Dropout Rate. He issues this challenge to readers: “Visit a kindergarten class and observe Black boys in action. They’re eager, they sit in the front and they’re on task. They love learning.”

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WASHINGTON, March 24 (UPI) -- U.S. economic equality won't be achieved without getting jobs to minorities impacted the hardest by the recession, the National Urban League said.

In its annual State of Black America report released Wednesday, the Urban League also encouraged government leaders to act quickly and support a $168 billion plan it has to generate jobs.

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