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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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to Hear Hip-Hop Principals
Jeff Dase and El-Roy Estes from the
Coles Model for Excellence Language
Academy (Chicago, IL) Discuss
Creating Excellence for Black Children:
10:00 am EST, 9:00 am CST; 8:00 am MST;
7:00 am PST
On Monday, March 23, 2015 at 10:00 AM EST,
9:00 AM CST, 8:00 AM MST, 7:00 AM PST.
NCEBCTalkRadio is launching its "Convention Workshop Preview" series. To kick
the series off, we are happy to welcome Coles Model for Excellence Language
Academy (Chicago, IL) Principal, Mr. Jeff Dase and Vice Principal, Mr. El-Roy
Estes to the show to discuss their 2015 NCEBC Convention Workshop: Hip-Hop Principals: From Outkast to
Outstanding" and the work of the Coles
Academy as a success model for "new school" leadership in social and educational
equity.
Coles
Model for Excellence Language Academy (Chicago, IL) Principal, Mr. Jeff Dase
(pictured on the left) and Vice Principal, Mr. El-Roy Estes are both products of
the school system in which they work. They will share the initiatives and
strategies which have provided them with a proven track record of success.
Participants will gain insights to make positive changes for educating African
American children.
Click Here for more information about
the National Council for Educating Black Children
Convention.
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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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Graduation Rates for
African American Basketball Players on Teams
Chosen for the 2015
NCAA Basketball Tournament
14 schools in the 2015 NCAA tournament with African
American male student-athlete graduation rates below 50%
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Duke University is one of 16
teams with a 100% graduation rate for African American student
athletes.
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School -
Graduation Rate
- Oklahoma
State University - 13%
- Iowa
State University - 20%
- New
Mexico State University - 20%
- University
of Northern Iowa - 33%
- University
at Buffalo - 33
- The
Ohio State University - 38%
- Louisiana
State University - 38%
- University
of North Florida - 40%
- Stephen
F. Austin University - 40%
- Michigan
State University - 40%
- University
of Wyoming - 40%
- University
of Cincinnati - 42%
- Robert
Morris University - 44%
- Texas Southern University - 44%
16
schools in the 2015 NCAA tournament with African American male student-athlete
graduation rates at 100%
School
- Graduation Rate
- Belmont University -
100%
- Brigham Young
University - 100%
- Coastal Carolina
University - 100%
- Duke University -
100%
- Gonzaga University -
100%
- Harvard University -
100%
- Northeastern
University - 100%
- University of Dayton -
100%
- University of Iowa -
100%
- University of Kansas
- 100%
- University of
Maryland, College Park - 100%
- University of Notre
Dame - 100%
- University of Texas at
Austin - 100%
- University of Utah - 100%
- Valparaiso University - 100%
- Villanova University - 100%
Click Here to read Keeping
Score When It Counts: Academic Progress/Graduation Success Rate Study of 2015
NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament Teams, and
to see all graduations rates for men's and women's 2015 NCAA Basketball
Tournament Teams.
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Fathers for the Future
Teach Dads to Plan
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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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The Black Star Project
presents
2015
Weatherization specialist training
Train
for a new career in the growing field of residential
weatherization!
- MUST PASS DRUG SCREEN AND BASIC MATH / READING TEST
- MUST RESIDE IN DOUGLAS, BRONZEVILLE, WOODLAWN OR NEW CITY
NEIGHBORHOODS
- MUST BE MOTIVATED TO SUCCEED AND ABLE TO ATTEND ALL SCHEDULED
CLASSES DURING THE 10 WEEK COURSE
- CLASSES MEET IN THE EVENINGS AND SATURDAYS
- PREVIOUS CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE HELPFUL BUT NOT REQUIRED
This
FREE part-time course prepares you for certification with the Building
Performance Institute. This national certification is the industry standard in
residential weatherization work. You will learn the theories behind residential
weatherization and gain hands-on experience installing insulation and
air-sealing measures. Workers in this and other green construction fields earn
competitive salaries.
For more information, please
call 773.285.9600 or email laura@blackstarproject.org
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