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Coles School of Excellence - Educational Success at a
Pre-Dominantly Black School
Tune in on Saturday, March 28,
2015
to
WVON 1690AM to hear
share their formula for success
for
Learn about:
- Getting Black Men Involved in the Education of Black
Students
- Managing Data to Produce Educational Excellence
- Creating Environments and Culture that Produce Academic
Success
- Earning the Faith and Belief of the Community and Parents
- Creating Effective Parent/Teacher/Student Educational Teams
On Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 7:00 pm
EST, 6:00 pm CST; 5:00 pm MST and 4:00 pm PST , we
are happy to welcome Principal Jeff Dase (left above), Vice Principal
El-Roy Estes (right above), and Coles Parent Dietra G. Luckett to
discuss the Coles Model for Excellence Language Academy (Chicago, IL).
Mr. Dase
and Mr. Estes are both products of the Chicago Public School system in which
they work. Coles School is a neighborhood school, K-8 with 521 students, that
has become a Level 1 School in Good Standing under the leadership of Mr. Dase
and Mr. Estes.
You also
may hear and see Mr. Dase and Mr. Estes at the National Council for
Educating Black Children Convention in Indianapolis between April 15
and April 17, 2015. They will share the initiatives and strategies which have
provided them with a proven track record of success.
Click Here for more information about
the National Council for Educating Black Children
Convention.
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2nd Annual
Daddys and Diamonds Dance
in
Kumani Center
4200 North 30th Street
Omaha, Nebraska
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Saturday, April 25, 2018
Please
call 402.208.8077 for more information
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The Black Star Project's
Young Black Men Of Honor
Mentor Program Seeks Knowledge, History
and Wisdom from the Elders of CHA's
Lincoln Perry Senior Citizens' Complex
Please call 773.285.9600 for more information
about joining our program to mentor young Black men.
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The Family and Community that Educates Together,
Elevates Together
Parents, Educators and Community Members Should Attend
the
The Black Star
Community PTA Meeting
As we organize for the future 
Saturday, March 28, 2015,
9:30 am to 11:00 am
at The Black Star Project
3509 South King Drive
Chicago, Illinois
Please call 773.285.9600 for more
information.
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Attend
the
2015 Black
Star Project
College
Fair
on
Saturday,
April 25, 2015
The
Chicago Lake Shore Hotel
4900 South
Lake Shore Drive
Chicago,
Illinois
10:00 am
to 1:00 pm
60 colleges
and universities will exhibit including:
- Alabama A&M University - HBCU
- Carthage College
- Central Michigan University
- City College of Chicago
- DePaul University
- Dominican University
- East West University
- Eastern Illinois University
- Fisk University HBCU
- Governors State University
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- Indiana State University
- Indiana University Northwest
- Kentucky State University - HBCU
- Lane College - HBCU
- Lawrence University
- Lincoln University - HBCU
- Marquette University
- National Louis University
- New Mexico State University
- Northeastern Illinois University
- Northwestern University
- Ripon College
- Robert Morris University
- Rust College - HBCU
- University of Chicago
- University of Illinois Chicago
- University of Illinois Springfield
- University of Southern Alabama
- University of Southern Indiana
- U.S. Coast Guard
- Valparaiso University
- Xavier (LA) - HBCU
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Great universities like DePaul University was
there!
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Students,
parents and educators from Detroit, Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, Flint and
Lansing - Michigan; Gary, Michigan City, Bloomington, Evansville, South Bend,
Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, East Chicago and Hammond - Indiana; Davenport, Iowa
City, Clinton, DesMoines, Cedar Rapids and Bettendorf - Iowa; Milwaukee, Racine,
Madison, Kenosha and Green Bay - Wisconsin; St. Louis and Columbia - Missouri;
and Rockford, Peoria, Aurora, Springfield, East St. Louis, Joliet, Carbondale,
Decatur, Danville, Kankakee; Bloomington, Quincy, Champaign, Waukegan and
Chicago - Illinois are encouraged to attend this college fair. Please
call 773.285.9600 for more information. Click Here to see and hear
the last Black Star Project's College Fair.
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Empire's "Cookie" Sends Son to HBCU After Racial
Profiling at University of Southern California
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Taraji P. Henson aka Cookie
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Excerpted from UPTOWN
Article -
Taraji
P. Henson exhibits the same intensity when talking about her real-life
20-year-old son's unnecessary run-ins with cops. "My child has been racially
profiled. He was in Glendale, California and did exactly everything the cops
told him to do, including letting them illegally search his car.
It
was bogus because they didn't give him the ticket for what he was pulled over
for. Then he's at University of Southern California, the school that I was going
to transfer him to, when police stopped him for having his hands in his
pockets.
So
guess where he's going? Howard University. I'm not paying $50K so I can't sleep
at night wondering is this the night my son is getting racially profiled on
campus."
The
Beatdown of Martese Johnson
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Martese Johnson, a University
of Virginia student, being arrested by Alcoholic Beverage Control officers in
Charlottesville, Va., for "alledgely having a fake I.D", public swearing or
public intoxication and obstruction of justice on March 18, 2015. BRYAN
BEAUBRUN/TWITTER
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Click Here
to See and Hear Video and Commentary by Phillip of The Advise Show on the
Beatdown of Martese Johnson
Click Here to Read Full Article on
Taraji P. Henson in UPTOWN Magazine
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Dr. Dre Gives University of Southern California
$35 Million
Why USC and not a black college, Dr. Dre?
Walter M. Kimbrough - Op-Ed
May 21, 2013
I
was in Detroit preparing to give a speech last week when the news came across my
Twitter feed: "Dr. Dre and music producer Jimmy Iovine donate $70 million to USC
to create new degree." As one of the first university presidents from the
hip-hop generation, I had to stop and read the story immediately.
The
two music moguls and co-founders of Beats Electronics - recognizing that they
needed a new type of creative talent for their growing music technology business
- are funding a four-year program that blends liberal arts, graphic and product
design, business and technology.
Why didn't Dr. Dre give it to a black
college?
USC
is a great institution, no question. But it has a $3.5-billion endowment, the
21st largest in the nation and much more than every black college - combined.
Less than 20% of USC's student body qualifies for federal Pell Grants, given to
students from low-income families, compared with two-thirds of those enrolled at
black colleges. USC has also seen a steady decrease in black student enrollment,
which is now below 5%.
A new report on black male
athletes and racial inequities shows that only 2.2% of USC undergrads are black
men, compared with 56% of its football and basketball teams, one of the largest
disparities in the nation. And given USC's $45,602 tuition next year, I'm
confident Dre could have sponsored multiple full-ride scholarships to private
black colleges for the cost of one at USC.
Maybe some suspect that a historically black college or
university would not have the breadth or depth of expertise on its faculty to
spearhead an innovative academy. Nothing
could be further from the truth.
This gift is gravy for USC; for a
black college, it would transform not just individuals but whole institutions
and communities.
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Walter M. Kimbrough
is the president of Dillard University, a liberal arts black college in New
Orleans.
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There is no reason for your child to be left
behind in school or in life. You must take control of your child's education.
Those who control the education of the children control the future of that
race.
The Black Star Project
is
recruiting:
1) 10 male
or female high school students interested in learning to build websites and in
understanding code in our Youthtech program
2) 10 young
men and young women in 6th to 12th grade who want to accelerate in math for our
Math Bootcamp
3) 10 boys in 1st
to 4th grade whose parents want them to become serious and effective readers for
our Black Male Reading Academy
4) 10 young
women and young men in 5th to 8th grade for our Saturday University focusing on
reading, writing and math.
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Coaches Seated - Ivan Lee, Ava Myles and George
Solorio
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All classes are
at The Black Star Project, 3509 South King Drive, Chicago, Illinois. Please
call 773.285.9600 to register for any of the above classes or for more
information about these free programs. Parents must have a high level of support
and engagement with our academic programs. Enrollment is limited.
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I Am a Young Man:
Honoring My Past,
Celebrating My
Present, Anticipating My Future
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| COSEBOC Annual Gathering of
Leaders |
Our young men are crying
out to be understood and recognized for their intelligence, talent and
possibility. The 9th annual Gathering of Leaders will support you, as
educators, to do so. We are building a movement of educators and their allies
to take the lead in creating a positive narrative and supportive learning
environment for all.
Join 700 educators on
the campus of the University of Memphis and share your passion for ensuring that
all boys and young men of color achieve academic success. Highlights will
include:
- Special session For School Principals
Only
- Special session For Members Only
held at the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel
- Our traditional, extraordinary Call to
Action by young men of color
- COSEBOC Talks: Plenary sessions with
nationally-recognized speakers and educator/student respondents
- Workshops on research, policy, and practice
in the seven core areas of the COSEBOC Standards -
Assessment,
Parent/Family/Community Partnership, Curriculum and Instruction,
School Environment and Climate, School Leadership, School Counseling, and School
Organization
- Workshops led by COSEBOC School Award
winners
- The Barbershop Project
- FY15 COSEBOC School Award Dinner
- Networking Cafe
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