by Rose Sanders and Wythe Holt, Selma, Alabama | Jun 18, 2012 | Articles
Eddie Blue was ready to enter Selma High School, the only public high school in the troubled city of Selma, Alabama. He was fourteen then, in 1989, filled with visions of greatness that exceeded ordinary fantasies and dreams. He wanted to take algebra, a foreign...
by National Urban League | Jun 18, 2012 | Articles
National Urban League’s The State of Black America® 2009 Report Shows Black and White Equality Still Needs Work (NEW YORK) – As the entire country observed the historic election of President Barack Obama amid one of the worst economic crises this nation has ever seen,...
by Richard Clay | Jun 18, 2012 | Articles
By Blake Morrison and Peter Eisler,USA TODAY RACINE, Wis. — Students at Starbuck Middle School stumbled through the halls just after lunch on Oct. 31, 2007, holding their bellies and moaning. When the vomiting began, teachers knew that it wasn’t a Halloween...
by Richard Clay | Jun 18, 2012 | Articles
Saving Our Sons In School An Ultimate Guide To Understanding And Educating Young Black Males By Richard Clay (A Future Publication) The Department of Education knows very well from prior studies that once young Black males begin to loose real interest in school and...
by Richard Clay | Jun 18, 2012 | Articles
Promising Practices in Self-Sufficiency& Employment Programs for Fathers: Evidence-Based and Evidence-Informed Research Findings Compiled by: Jacinta Bronte-Tinkew, Ph.D, Jennifer Carrano, B.S., Sara Ericson, M.S, Kassim Mbwana, M.A. INTRODUCTION Men who...