Success for Black Boys

 
 
The program’s primary goal is to help educate, motivate, cultivate, encourage, inspire, and change the perspectives of our young black men. We are encouraging you to invite your black male students to this groundbreaking program with intentions of it changing their lives forever. This program is FREE to all male students who are willing to commit to making a difference.

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The dearth of black men in the teaching profession could be one of the most important opportunities available to the black community. It is time for school systems, communities and organizations such as the NAACP to address the issue by creating programs to encourage black males to enter the teaching profession.
In Jackson-Madison County, black men make up only about 5 percent of the school system's 1,140 teachers. Nationally, black male teachers make up only about 1 percent of the nation's 3 million K-12 teachers.

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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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George E. Curry
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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Students may assume that Harvard carries better name recognition than predominantly Black Howard. However, a better name does not necessarily offer a better educational experience, nor does it guarantee more post-college success. A Newswise Education News press release reported the findings of Bradford Mills and Elton Mykerezi, researchers with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Mills and Mykerezi's study found that Black men who had attended historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) experienced annual wage increases of 1.4 percent to 1.6 percent more than Black men who attended non-HBCU schools.

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As the district has moved back toward a system of neighborhood schools, board members are being approached by teachers in south Pinellas schools who say they feel intimidated by black students, particularly black males.

 
 

The Louisiana Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys, which met Thursday at the State Capitol, plans to release a preliminary report June 1 on how black males in Louisiana are currently faring. Chairman Calvin Mackie, a former Tulane University professor, said that data will show where the biggest needs are and direct the council’s full report, due by February 2010.

 
 

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum and the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys today announced that the Council has released its annual report for 2008. The report covers the topics addressed by the Council’s five subcommittees on improving economic outcomes, improving educational outcomes, improving health status, legislative review, criminal justice, and improving foster care and family issues.

 
 

President Barack Obama represents a host of positive images for young black males: his success through education; his commitment to his wife and family; his message about the importance of hard work, self-discipline and making one's own luck.