He knew it was a story that needed to be told. Told well and more importantly, told honestly.
Voting For Inclusivity: The Ongoing Fight For Black Education
Photo via Flickr The Universal Declaration of Human Rights asserts that every citizen has the right to primary and secondary level education, regardless of race, class, gender, sexuality. Although higher education is not funded by the federal government, the government is responsible for creating policy framework and administering appropriate oversight. Therefore, university and college admission should be determined by merit, …
Black Males in College Not Jail
Black Males in the education system have continually been a topic of interest and study. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, reports such as From Classrooms to Cell Blocks: A National Perspective by Tara-Jen Ambrosio and Vincent Schiraldi, show that there were more Black males in prison than in college. The media and the world of academia have birthed …
Janet Brown Memorial Scholarship
Janet Brown was the founding director of the Writing Success Program, a program that has been part of the Student Retention Center since 2002. Janet strongly believed in the mission of the Student Retention Center (SRC), particularly the importance of holistic student empowerment. The SRC projects are designed to assist undergraduate students in achieving academic success while fostering strong leadership …