Last week I wrote about seeing Twelve Years a Slave. If you haven’t gone to see it yet, please do. Not only is the movie told from a slave’s point of view, several scenes in the film are historical explanations as to why, as a people, we do some of the things we do. For example, the scene whe... Read more...
By kindergarten, 1 out of 4 African American boys in California is convinced he will fail in school, a self-fulfilling prophecy driven in part by poverty and trauma, according to the results of a legislative inquiry. The Assembly select committee investigation on the status of boys a... Read more...
It's the most anticipated book release in recent memory, from critically acclaimed & highly controversial educational diagnostician, Dr. Umar Johnson. The "Psycho-Academic Holocaust: The Special Education & ADHD Wars Against Black Boys" is going to educate the community regarding t... Read more...
The Psycho-Academic War Against Black Boys: Drugs & Jails WhenAll Else Fails - I AM NOT A RAPPER The professional nomenclature has now become household words. Children as young as six can now speak of “Ritalin,” and “ADHD” with stunning efficiency of what these words mean. Teachers and... Read more...
Faulty equipment, fights in the hallways, overcrowded classrooms, failing grades, security guards, scarce resources and high suspension rates. This is not the description of a school in some Third World war torn country. It is the unfortunate yet glaring reality facing thousands of Black, Latino an... Read more...
Like other parents, we worry about a lot. We want him to use his smarts for good. Do we coddle him too much? We want him to be tough and kind, but assertive and gentle, and not mean. His boundaries of independent exploration are radiating outward, concentric circles growing farther and farther fro... Read more...
Are we driving black boys from the classroom? MISPLACED IDEAS about masculinity are forcing many African-Caribbean schoolboys to choose to ‘hustle’ rather than get an education, a top Jamaican educator is expected to say in a speech tonight (Oct 21). Dr. Adolph Cameron, who is scheduled ... Read more...
Whenever someone thinks they have few bullet points of supreme wisdom that can save the world, sane people instantly roll their eyes. The insanely curious will, of course, be unable to stop themselves from reading on. You decide which you are. Here are three ways to save America’s Black boys: ... Read more...
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There is no longer a need for dire predictions, hand-wringing, or apprehension about losing a generation of black boys. It is too late. In education, employment, economics, incarceration, health, housing, and parenting, we have lost a generation of young black men. The question that remains is will... Read more...