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The Black Star Project
Can Help You
Become A Bricklayer 
Bricklayer Tasks:
- Lay bricks, pre-cut stone and other types of building blocks in mortar to construct and repair walls, partitions, arches and other structures.
- Measure and cut block or brick to specific lengths.
- Mix concrete and grout by hand or with a mixing machine.
- Unload and load tools and equipment at the jobsite.
- Salaries between $47,039 and $63,313 per year.
Thursday, 6:30 to 7:30 pm
January 26, 2017
The Black Star Project
3509 South King Drive
Chicago, Illinois
(Parking in the Rear)
RSVP at 773.285.9600
We are especially looking for young men and women (and their parents) from 16 to 24 years old. Candidates of all races, genders and ages are invited to this session. High school diploma is required. High school juniors and seniors are encouraged to attend this session.
This opportunity to become a bricklayer
is generously supported by
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The Black Star Project
Can Help You
Become An Elevator Installer/Technician through the Elevator Constructor Apprenticeship Program 
Ray McCann will facilitate an information session on the Elevator Constructor Apprenticeship Program on Thursday, February 16, 2017 at The Black Star Project at 6:30pm-7:30pm.
Participants will receive information on the length of the program, wage information, preparatory classes, abilities, work experience, benefits, entry process and other requirements.
Thursday, 6:30 to 7:30 pm
February 16, 2017
The Black Star Project
3509 South King Drive
Chicago, Illinois
(Parking in the Rear)
RSVP at 773.285.9600
We are especially looking for young men and women (and their parents) from 16 to 24 years old. Candidates of all races, genders and ages are invited to this session. High school diploma is required. High school juniors and seniors are encouraged to attend this session.
This opportunity to become an elevator technician is generously supported by
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The Black Star Project
Can Help You
Become A Painter 
Meet with the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, or IUPAT. They represent men and women in the United States and Canada who work in what are called the Finishing Trades - Industrial & Commercial Painting, Drywall Finishing, Glazing & Glass Work, Sign & Display and Floor Covering Installation, and many more successful careers in the construction industry and public sector.
Thursday, 6:30 to 7:30 pm
February 23, 2017
The Black Star Project
3509 South King Drive
Chicago, Illinois
(Parking in the Rear)
RSVP at 773.285.9600
We are especially looking for young men and women (and their parents) from 16 to 24 years old. Candidates of all races, genders and ages are invited to this session. High school diploma is required. High school juniors and seniors are encouraged to attend this session.
This opportunity to become a painter
is generously supported by
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COSEBOC's 11th Annual
Boys and Young Men of Color:
Innovators, Creators and Game Changers
Austin, Texas | April 26-28, 2017
Join us this year in the beautiful city of Austin, Texas as we prepare to engage in the Conspiracy of Care to advance the affirmative development and education of boys and young men. The theme for the Gathering of Leaders is, "Boys and Young Men of Color: Innovators, Creators and Game Changers." Who can deny this fact? This theme provides us with the important opportunity to shine a spotlight on the innate genius and talent that our boys and young men possess and display every day. Through this positive lens we anticipate that Gathering attendees will see, acknowledge and understand the role that they must play to protect, nurture and affirm our boys and young men of color so the intensity of that spotlight does not fade.
Click Here for More Information or to register for the Gathering of Leaders.
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American High School Districts
"Give Away" High School Diplomas to Black Students with Few Skills. Little to No Correlation between High School Diplomas and Ability to Read Proficiently
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MORE MEANINGLESS DIPLOMAS
By Michael Holzman
January 18, 2017
During the first part of Dropout Nation's study of the value of high school diplomas, we looked at graduation rates and eighth grade reading proficiency for Chicago, New York and Philadelphia. We will now look at five more districts: Cleveland, Detroit and Milwaukee, in the north, and Charlotte, North Carolina, and Duval County (Jacksonville), Florida, in the south.
Black student graduation rates are reported by these districts to the U.S. Department of Education as 64 percent in Cleveland, 77 percent in Detroit and 55 percent in Milwaukee; 87 percent in Charlotte and 71 percent in Duval County...while White students are reported as graduating at a rate of 82 percent in Cleveland, 62 percent in Detroit and 68 percent in Milwaukee; 94 percent in Charlotte and 81 percent in Duval County.
The difference between White graduation rates, on the one hand, and Black rates, on the other, is rather small, as these things go nationally, varying from about 20 points for Cleveland to about 10 points for the others, except for Detroit, where the difference is inverted-higher Black than White graduation rates. Charlotte's graduation rate for Black students is higher than that for White students in the other districts. Detroit's graduation rate for White students is lower than that for Black students in all the other districts except Milwaukee. All of these districts graduate most of their Black and White students. Charlotte's success in this matter is quite notable.
We can now assess the degree to which those districts are successful in actually educating those students, providing them with the skills and knowledge necessary for college and career preparation. Here, again, the National Assessment of Educational Progress' assessment of eighth-grade reading proficiency will be the yardstick.
At eighth grade, 19 percent of Cleveland's White students read at or above grade level ("Proficient" and "Advanced"), as compared just 8 percent of the district's Black students. Too few of Detroit's White students to measure tested at or above grade level, but a quite astonishing 5 percent of the district's Black students did so. Charlotte's results were 18 percent for Black, and 59 percent for White students scoring "Proficient" or above on eighth grade reading. In Duval County, the district's schools also taught just 18 percent of Black students to read proficiently by eighth grade, as compared to 41 percent of their White students. Milwaukee did not report data for the most recent year. In 2013 the district reported 7 percent of Black students and 29 percent of White students reading proficiently at eighth grade.
High schoolers in Cleveland's district such as those at John Adams High are more-likely to graduate than to read at grade level. Only Charlotte taught most of any group to read proficiently by eighth grade, 59 percent of its White students. This was three times the level of the district's Black students. Yet Charlotte's results (and those of Duval County) compare well with those of Cleveland, Detroit and Milwaukee, which had results so bad for their Black students that chance effects may have accounted for any success in the districts' reading efforts for them.
Comparing NAEP Eighth grade Reading Proficiency for the Charlotte groups, we found the following: NAEP Eighth grade Reading percent at or above grade level: 18 percent for Black students; 59 percent for White students. And these for high school graduation rates: 87 percent for Black students; 94 percent for White students. Dividing the high school graduation rates by the NAEP reading percentages, we find these ratios: 4.8 for Black students; 1.6 for White students.
For Detroit, we found the following for which we have NAEP Eighth grade Reading percentages at or above grade level: Five percent for Black students. The high school graduation rates: Seventy-seven percent for Black students. Dividing the high school graduation rates by the NAEP reading percentages, we get these ratios: For Black students, it's 15.4.
In Charlotte, Cleveland, Detroit, Duval County and Milwaukee, as in Chicago, New York and Philadelphia, the vast majority of Black students are either not graduating or are being handed diplomas that mean little. Those diplomas falsely represent preparation for adult life, for further education and training. They are false promises.
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The Black Star Project extracted references to Latino students in this article for the sake of space. Please read full article here in Dropout Nation to see references to and data on Latino students, and the complete analysis of this issue.
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Excellent Scholarship Opportunity
for Student Athletes with Asthma
Deadline: April 15, 2017
or call 847.530.0678.
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The Black Star Project's
8th Annual
Daddy Daughter Dance
 Saturday, February 4, 2017
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
National Association of
Letter Carrier's Hall
3850 South Wabash Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
Final Day to Register - Monday, January 27, 2017
Join us for one of The Black Star Project's most highly anticipated events of the year! Don't miss the opportunity to engage in the ultimate bonding experience with your daughter. This will be an afternoon she will never forget!
All fathers, grandfathers, godfathers, uncles, cousins, and other male role caregivers are encouraged to chaperone their favorite young ladies ages 4-14 to our Daddy Daughter Dance.
This event will include:
- Lunch buffet
- Music and a DJ
- Complimentary pictures
- Entertainment
- Rose ceremony
- Lots of dancing!
Admission:
$40.00 per couple
$10.00 per additional girl
$15.00 per additional adult
Click Here to Register for the Dance or call 773.285.9600 for more information.
Click Here to Bring a Daddy Daughter Dance to Your Community or City.
Click Here to Listen to Dance With My Father by Luther Vandross
Click Here to Listen to Unforgettable by Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole
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