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10 Rules of Survival When A Young
Black Man Is Stopped by the Police in America
The
Dare To Be King Project founder
David Miller created a flyer with 10 Rules of Survival If Stopped By Police that
has went viral. The Dare To Be King Project inspires, supports and strengthens
organizations that provide services to boys of color. With the death of
Ferguson, MO unarmed teen Mike Brown, and hundreds more young Black men this
year, many are looking for answers and ways to end these senseless killing at
the hands of officers.
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Dear Friend
of The Black Star Project,
We
are grateful for your support for all the work you do to help children and make
sure they receive a quality education. I am excited to tell you that there is an
upcoming opportunity for you to do even more good for the community!
On December
2, we're joining an international day to celebrate generosity, Giving Tuesday! This is a day
dedicated to giving back to our communities, celebrating donors, and supporting
organizations that are important in improving their communities.
With your help, we'll raise funds to support our new Reading Academy for
Black males! This new program has been so popular that we haven't been able to
accept every student who needs our help. Therefore, we need to expand.
Our goal is to raise $5000 to buy more books and reading materials,
hire more instructors, and teach more students!
A couple weeks ago, I introduced you
to one of our students in the Reading Academy. Students like Jason still need
your support! 
Wondering how you can be a part of Giving
Tuesday?
- Invest in our children on Giving Tuesday! On December 2, visit our online
donation page to make a gift! Just look for the
orange DONATE NOW buttons.
- Help us get the word
out! and the hashtag
#GivingTuesday.
- Read to a young
student on December 2, 2014.
We don't want to turn away
students from our programs because of lack of funding. We want to make sure
every child is an excellent reader! With your support, we can make this a
reality! Teach children to read on Giving Tuesday!
Sincerely,
Phillip
Jackson
Executive
Director
P.S. Do you have questions? Please visit our website to learn
more. CLICK HERE.
Click Here to invest in teaching Black
boys to read well.
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Take A Young Black
Man
To Worship
Sunday, November 23,
2014
In Your City, at Your Place of
Worship
This past election cycle, many
White elected officials were invited into Black churches across America. Now we
are asking those same Black churches to invite young Black men to come worship
with them. Please call 773.285.9600 to register your place of worship and to get
a registration kit for "Take A Young Black
Man To Worship!"
Click Here to See Greg Wilkerson
Invite Young Black Men Into His Church and Challenge Other Churches To Do the
Same!
Click Here to register your
place of worship for Take A Young Black Man To Worship
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Khalil's Way - Written by David
Miller and Illsurtated by Jerry Craft. A book written and illustrated by
Black men for Black boys.
Khalil's Way is an exciting series of books for
youth ages 9-13. The second edition in the Khalil's Way series will be in stores
in June 2014.
Khalil's
Way was inspired by the thousands of children who shared traumatic stories about
being bullied in classrooms, locker rooms, and at bus stops, and countless other
places.
Khalil
is an 11-year-old boy who lives in a tough neighborhood and is the victim of a
school bully. Khalil is an amazing chess player but struggles to make friends.
He's not the coolest kid you'll ever meet, plus his mom and dad split up after
their family lost everything during Hurricane Katrina.
As parents, educators and concerned citizens, we
believe that youth deserve to live in a society where they feel safe, secure,
accepted and valued. This means that adults must create schools, playgrounds and
other spaces where children are free of teasing, name-calling, harassment,
threats and all forms of violence and intimidation.
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Attend a
Community Organizing
Training
facilitated by
Midwest Academy
at
The Black Star Project
3509 South King Drive
Chicago, Illinois
Saturday,
December 6, 2014 - 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Sunday,
December 7, 2014 - 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Agenda includes:
Understanding
Relations of Power in Organizing
Turning
Problems into Issues
Effective Strategy Development
Please call 773.285.9600 for more information or to RSVP
for this free training.
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Now Hiring!!!
School Bus Drivers in all
areas!
Join
The Black Star Project
Wednesday, December 3,
2014
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
3509 South King Drive
Chicago, Illinois
to
learn about becoming a school bus driver with Illinois Central School Bus
Company
You
must be safety minded, have a clean driving record and background, be 21 years
old, and pass D.O.T. physical and drug test.
Please call 773.285.9600 for more information or to
RSVP.
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