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| U.S. Department of Education Announces New Executive Director of White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans  | David J. Johns |
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan has announced the appointment of David J. Johns as executive director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans. "David's expertise will be critical in helping to address the academic challenges that many African American students face, and I am delighted to have him on our team," Duncan said. "His wealth of knowledge and passion will help the Department move forward in its quest to ensure that all children are college and career ready." As executive director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans, Johns will work to identify evidence-based best practices to improve African American student achievement-from cradle to career. The initiative will work across federal agencies and with partners and communities nationwide to produce a more effective continuum of education programs for African American students. Prior to joining the Department, Johns was a senior education policy advisor to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) under the leadership of Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa. Before working for the Senate HELP committee, under Chairman Harkin, Johns served under the leadership of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass. Johns also was a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Fellow in the office of Congressman Charles Rangel, D-N.Y. Johns has worked on issues affecting low-income and minority students, neglected youth and early childhood education, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). His research as an Andrew W. Mellon Fellow served as a catalyst to identify, disrupt and supplant negative perceptions of black males, both within academia and society. Johns is committed to volunteer services and maintains an active commitment to improve literacy among adolescent minority males. Johns obtained a master's degree in sociology and education policy at Teachers College, Columbia University, where he graduated summa cum laude while simultaneously teaching elementary school in New York City. He graduated with honors from Columbia University in 2004 with a triple major in English, creative writing and African American studies. . |
The Monroe Foundation Teaches Black Children About Money, Economics, Finance and Power!!! 
To Open a Youth Bank Account for Free, Please Call 773.315.9720. |
Young Black Men from High Schools in Detroit, Ann Arbor, Benton Harbor, Lansing and Kalamazoo, Michigan; Gary, South Bend, Indianapolis, Hammond and East Chicago, Indiana; St. Louis, Missouri; Davenport, Clinton and Iowa City, Iowa; Milwaukee, Beloit, Racine and Madison, Wisconsin; and Peoria, Springfield, North Chicago, Waukegan, Kankakee, Rockford, Rock Island, Quincy, Bolingbrook, Champaign, Evanston, Maywood, Broadview, Decatur, Joliet, Elgin, Aurora, Danville, Chicago and All Suburbs of Chicago Should Attend This College Fair! 
Saturday, April 6, 2012 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Lake Shore Ramada 4900 South Lake Shore Drive Chicago, Illinois Participating colleges include: North Central College; Howard University; Loyola University Chicago; East West University; University of Chicago; DePaul University; Dominican University; City Colleges of Chicago; American International University; Carleton College; Xavier University Louisiana; Alabama A&M; Wooster College Ohio; Lane College; New Mexico State University; Chicago State University; DeVry University; Elmhurst College; Illinois Institute of Technology; Kentucky State University; and more!! 40 colleges - applications - book scholarships - workshops College interested in participating should call Ivory at 773.285.9600. |
"Oh Hell Naw!!!" 82-Year-Old Black Woman Dragged from Miami Train and Thrown to Ground by Security for Singing Spirituals! Miami Transit Agency says she needed permit to sing and she was breaking the rules! 
By Ashely Jennings Mar 7, 2013 The family of an elderly Florida woman is furious that she was hauled off a commuter train because she was singing spirituals and are considering legal action. Emma Anderson of Miami-Dade, was singing spiritual hymns from her train seat when a security guard asked her to stop. The security guard told Anderson that she was being disruptive. A passenger started recording Anderson and the guard's interaction on his cell phone. The video shows Anderson being forcibly removed from the train. "By what we saw on the footage, she was dragged off the train. She wasn't escorted," Anderson's son, Kenny Anderson, 42, told ABC News. "She was just singing to the Lord, preaching to the Lord, and he grabbed her bag and drug her off the train." The spokesperson (for Miami-Dade Transit) said singing, dancing or playing an instrument are prohibited without permit. Click Here to Read Full Article |
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 Black students most likely to have their school on Chicago Public School's closure list 117 of 129 schools eyed for closing are majority African-American (88%) BY LAUREN FITZPATRICK AND ART GOLAB March 7, 2013  | Students head home after dismissal at Fernwood Elementary in Chicago, Ill., on Wednesday, March 6, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media |
Nine out of ten of the Chicago Public School students potentially affected by school closings this year are black, a Chicago Sun-Times analysis has found, a discovery one community activist called a "lawsuit waiting to happen." Of those 129 schools located mostly on the South and West sides, 117 are majority black. And 119 of them have a percentage of black students higher than the district average. At the 129 schools on CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett's list of schools that could be closed this year, 88 percent of the students are black. Schools with at least 90 percent black students account for 103 of the 129. Just nine are majority Hispanic. The racial breakdown of the schools that could be closed is not in line with the overall demographics of the district. Across the city, 41.7 percent of CPS students are African American, 8.8 percent are white and 44.1 percent are Hispanic. The rest are Asian, Native American or members of other racial groups. With the brunt of closings likely falling on black children, community members fighting to save schools are disgusted. "Every child in every neighborhood in Chicago deserves to have a high-quality education that will prepare them to succeed in life," Byrd-Bennett said in an emailed statement. "These numbers show that right now, that is not happening, and a disproportionately high rate of our African-American children are in schools that lack the resources necessary to give them an education we can all be proud of." Click Here to Read Full Story |
| Parents, educators and community members are invited to join theBlack Star Community PTA on
Saturday, March 16, 2013
9:30am - 11:00am
at
3509 South King Drive Chicago, Illinois Topics: - BSCPTA Responds to Violence in Schools
- BSCPTA Discusses Potential School Closings
- BSCPTA Discusses Outreach to the Community
 Click Here to learn how to start a community PTA in your community or city. Please call 773.285.9600 for more information. |
Listen and View Some of the Best Policy and Strategy Sessions Ever for Improving the Lives of Black Males... Black Male Re-Imagined II  Click Here to see and hear: Black Male, Re-Imagined II: Performance by Daniel Beaty Click Here to see and hear: Rashid Shabazz - 'Love Makes Change Happen' Click Here to see and hear: Media Bias: Challenging Conventional Wisdom of Black Men Click Here to see and hear: Police Bias: The Perception of Black Men and Boys Click Here to see and hear: Robert Pérez - 'The Power of Narrative' Click Here to see and hear: Black Male, Re-Imagined II: Ken Zimmerman's Open Remarks Click Here to see and hear: Alan Jenkins - 'Opportunity for Black Men and Boys' Click Here to see and hear: Shawn Dove Close the Strategy Session
Black Male Re-Imagined II |
On Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013 America and the World Will Celebrate Take A Young Black Man To Worship Day!  With 75% of young Black males 16 to 24 years old in New York City not working, with the leading cause of death for young Black men in American being homicide and with nearly 50% of the 2.3 million prisoners in prisons in America being mostly young Black men, the questions arises, "What would Jesus do in these times?" And the answer is, He would take a young Black man to worship! Easter Sunday is a great time for you and your church to make a commitment to help and support young Black men. Call Nathan at 773.285.9600 receive an organizing guide and to join the list of faith organization across America that have participated in this program. Please see places of worship that have participated in recent "Take A Young Black Man To Worship" Days: - St. Mark's Presbyterian Church - Beachwood, Ohio - Rev. Carmen D. Cox Harwell
- Faith Community Assembly - Boilingbrook, Illinois - Rev. Kenneth L. Gogins
- Columbus Avenue A.M.E Zion Church - Boston, Massachusetts - Rev. Jina Casey
- Heaven on Earth (COGIC) - Brooklyn, New York - Pastor Douglas Howard
- By Faith M.B. Church - Chicago, Illinois - Pastor Bennie Mc Clain
- 1st Corinthian Baptist Church - Chicago, Illinois - Pastor James Thomas
- ABBA Church of Renewed Faith - Chicago, Illinois - Rev. Sharyon Cosey
- Anointed Heirs Outreach - Chicago, Illinois - Apostle Edward Anderson
- Apostle House of Prayer - Chicago, Illinois - Elder Raynard Kelly
- Bethlehem Star Church - Chicago, Illinois - Rev. Roosvelt Walker Jr.,
- Bright Star Church - Chicago, Illinois - Pastor Christopher Harris
- Buren Chapel AME Church - Chicago, Illinois - Project Manger David Jones
- Cathedral MB Church - Chicago, Illinois - Doris Hollins
- Christ Temple Cathedral Church of Holiness - Chicago, Illinois - Gregory Wilkerson
- Church of the Good Shepard, UCC - Chicago, Illinois - Rev. Jesse Knox
- Divine Church, (Youth Peace Center of Roseland) - Chicago, Illinois - Pastor C.E. Watkins
Evening Star Missionary Baptist Church - Chicago, Illinois - Rev. Vesta Dixon - Faith Lutheran Church - Chicago, Illinois - Pastor Howard Lindsey
- Fathers Who Cares - Chicago, Illinois - Min. Walter Jones
- Grace and Truth Apostolic Tabernacle - Chicago, Illinois - Rev. Robert Smith
- Greater Morning View Church - Chicago, Illinois - Pastor Harrington
- Harzell Memorial Church, UMC - Chicago, Illinois - Rev. Michelle Taylor Sanders
- Liberation for Christ Ministries - Chicago, Illinois - Pastor. Wilcoxon
- New Birth Christian Center - Chicago, Illinois - Apostle Robbie Wilkerson
- New Day Ministries International - Chicago, Illinois - Rev. Gregory C. Austin
- New Deliverance Church - Chicago, Illinois - Dr. Larry Gaston
- New Hope Alliance INC./S.O.S. Prayer Group - Chicago, Illinois - Elder Katie Pierce
- New Memorial M.B Church - Chicago, Illinois - Rev. Roosvelt Walker Jr., Rev. Bernard Clark
- New Mt. Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church - Chicago, Illinois - Rev. Walter Jones
- Omega Baptist Church - Chicago, Illinois - Rev. Ira Wheaton
- Peoples Church of the Harvest - Chicago, Illinois - Superintendent Dr. Michael Eaddy
- Sinai Christian Center - Chicago, Illinois - Rev. A. Claude Wesley
- South Lawn United Methodist Church - Chicago, Illinois - Pastor Pickens, Deacon David Jones
- St. Elizabeth Catholic School - Chicago, Illinois - Princpal Nakia Garcia
- St. Elizabeth Catholic Church - Chicago, Illinois - Father Richard Andrus
- St. John Missionary Baptist Church - Chicago, ILLINOIS - Rev. Dr. Edward Davis, Jr.
- St. Jude Apostle Church - Chicago, Illinois - Linda Csea
- St. Mary of Perpetual Help - Chicago, Illinois - Rev. Rick Moreno
- St. Sabina Catholic Church - Chicago, Illinois - Father Michael Pfleger
- Triedstone Full Gospel Baptist Church - Chicago, Illinois - Bishop Simon Gordon
- Trinity United Church of Christ Chicago, Illinois - Rev. Otis Moss
- Vernon Park Church of God - Chicago, Illinois - Rev. Johthan Hall
- Youth Peace Center - Chicago,Illinois - Roger Jones
- Columbus Avenue A.M.E Zion Church - Chicago,Illinois - Pastor Jina Casey
- Divine Temple GOGIC - Delray Beach, Florida - C. Ron
- Liberty Temple Baptist Church - Detroit, Michigan - Rev. Steve Bland,Jr.
- Shrines of the Black Madonna of the Pan African Orthodox Christian Church - Detroit, Michigan - Pastor Mbiyu Chui
- Breeding Saints Global Church - Elgin, Illinois - Bishop Kendrick Scales
- Bridge Street AME Church - Indianapolis, Indiana - Pastor J.P. Smith
- Second Baptist Church - May's Lick, Kentucky - Rev. L. Rodney Bennett
- Greater St. Paul COGIC - Minneapolis, Minnesota - Elder William Green
- St. Martha Catholic Church - Morton Grove, Illinois - Father Dennis O'Neil
- Bethel World Prayer Fellowship Inc - New Bern, North Carolina - Rev. James Heath
- Heath Memorial Baptist Church - New York, New York - Rev Dr. Renee F. Washington Gardner
- St. Paul Baptist Church - Pennsylvania - Deacon William Gresham
- Total Faith Community Church - Rockford, Illinois - Rev. Steve Cossey
- Star of Bethlehem COGIC - Washington, D.C. - Bishop Harvey Lewis
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