“Resilient” is not an adjective typically used to describe black men. The statistics facing African American males (and women) often seem insurmountable.
Posts Tagged “black men & boys”
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When invited to attend a conference on improving the lives of black men and boys, I hesitated, not because of my lack of support for the issue but because of the memories I wanted to leave behind.
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At a time when the underachievement of black boys in the United States can only be described as a national crisis, there is finally some good news.
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A fifteen-year-old filmmaker talks about his achievements, dreams, and responsibilities toward his generation.
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Why is the current U.S. media landscape unable to present more images that advance open and healing dialogue for all?
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When you really dig into the numbers, educational inferiority is less of a black male problem and more of an American problem.
Posted in: Education & Youth, United States
Topics: black men & boys, Campaign for Black Male Achievement, Ivory Toldson
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Women In Fatherhood, an Open Society Foundations grantee, is bringing the diverse voices of women into the national conversation around fatherhood in the United States.
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Through the process of resource mapping, young people in the Gulf Coast of the U.S. discover that they deserve better and begin to demand it.
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Managing the Campaign for Black Male Achievement has demanded that we increase our capacity for leadership, planning, and team-building. Yet all of those principles are not as effective without disciplined focus.
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What does success look like for black men and boys when we consider the mountain of inequities and injustices they have historically faced?
Posted in: Education & Youth, Rights & Equality, United States
Topics: 21st Century Foundation, black men & boys, Campaign for Black Male Achievement, Greater New Orleans Afterschool Partnership, Gulf Coast, Moving Forward Gulf Coast, New Orleans, New Orleans Fatherhood Consortium, Patrice Sams-Abiodun, school-to-prison pipeline, Trap Bonner, Women in Fatherhood Incorporated, Youthline America