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| | | Campaign for Black Male Achievement Impact Index  This report provides a summary of the accomplishments of the Open Society Campaign for Black Male Achievement since its inception in 2008. It contains the rationale for developing the campaign, a breakdown of its grantmaking goals and strategies, various collaborations that have been created, and descriptions of grantees in each key strategy area. The result is a publication that targets a variety of networks including funding partners, with the hope of leveraging more money to the black male achievement field. |
| In South Side Chicago Neighborhood, Violence Still Hard to Shake  Until recently, the sound of gunfire crackling in the streets of Englewood came from at least two or three blocks away, giving La'Keisha Gray-Sewell and her young family a fragile sense of safety and distance from the mayhem. |
| 15th Illinois Fatherhood Initiative Essay Competition  All Illinois students should apply for this wonderful opportunity to connect fathers with their children. |
 In Canada, Black Boys Need More SupportWhen it comes to their three sons, school principal Karl Subban and his Montserratian-born wife, Marie, were very clear about a couple things: the boys would attend school regularly, succeed academically and participate in any sports activity they liked. Read More... |
Males a distinct minority at HBCUs It is not hard for Rodney Perry to stand out on the campus of Clark Atlanta University. Impeccably dressed in all black and a crisp white shirt, he brushes back his shoulder-length dreadlocks as he mingles and laughs with fellow students on a recent freezing Wednesday morning. A freshman class president straight out of central casting, Perry is part of a harder-to-find breed on college campuses - particularly historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) - a man. |
The New Jim Crow Is An Instant American Classic "Much like a great explorer, Michelle Alexander has discovered another America-a bizarro world where prejudice and discrimination have replaced truth and justice. An America that is as intent on destroying young Black men as it is at proclaiming its passion for freedom and fairness. Even some of the most conscious and best-intentioned Americans can't see The New Jim Crow and their roles in supporting it. Michelle Alexander holds a mirror up to America and reveals a monster! Phillp Jackson, The Black Star Project |
| Press Release: Black Male Activists in Detroit and Philadelphia Win Leadership Award. BME Award Winners Receive a Combined $443,000 to Strengthen Communities NEW YORK -Twenty men-teachers, businessmen, writers and pastors-have been named winners of the BME Leadership Award, created to honor black men in Philadelphia and Detroit who step up to lead the community. |
| "Spook Who Sat By the Door" Screening  "Shortly after it opened in theaters, the film vanished altogether - pulled by its distributor, some allege, bowing to pressure from the FBI. The narrative, about disciplined efforts to take down The Man through brain power and armed revolts, was intentionally controversial, and it doesn't take a leap of the imagination to presume the film made those in certain corridors of power nervous enough to "disappear" the movie altogether. See it Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 1:30 pm. |
Daddy/Daughter Dance Sweeps Young Women Off Their Feet Men and women across America should/can plan and host a Daddy/Daughter Dance for Valentines Day or for Saturday, February 18, 2012. Call us at 773.285.9600 for an organizing kit to host a Daddy/Daughter Dance in your community or in your city. Men in Chicago can register now for our February 11, 2012 Daddy/Daughter Dance at The Black Star Project by calling 773.285.9600. |
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