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| | | | Young Black Men and Boys Can See Red Tails Free!!! In Honor of Black Male Achievement Mentoring Month 2012, Join The Black Star Project for a Showing of Red Tails on Monday, February 20, 2012, 10:00 am (Public school holiday - please arrive by 9:45 am) at Chatham ICE Cinema 210 West 87th Stret Chicago, Illinois All young men and boys (Black, Latino, White, Asian or Native American) between 8 and 25 years old will be admitted free. Cost for others - $7.00 each EVERYONE MUST RSVP for this film by calling 773.285.9600. Limited seating!!! Parental guidance suggested! |
Race still matters, nonprofit leader says BY MAUDLYNE IHEJIRIKA, Chicago Sun-Times February 8, 2012 Race still colors everything, according to one of the most powerful women in the nation's nonprofits. From disproportionate numbers of minorities incarcerated, to their high rates of unemployment, infant mortality and chronic diseases, America's deep-rooted racism is to blame, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation's vice president for program strategy, Dr. Gail Christopher, declared in a keynote address at the Ritz-Carlton Tuesday night. |
| Omaha to Broadcast Segments on Black Male Mentoring from Across The United States  1690am 'The One' will conduct "Live call in Radio Interviews" with every city that's participating in the The Black Male Achievement Mentoring Initiative. Starting, Jan. 31, 2012 until Feb. 28, 2012 cities can schedule a 15-30 minute 'Live Interview' to highlight your community mentoring initiatives. Please schedule by calling 1690am 'The One' owner, William King at 402-714-6482. To hear your City interview Click on the links below to download our Free Radio App Today or Search:1690am |
National "Hidden Colors" viewing marathon proposed by Milwaukee Black Male Achievement Forum  On Wednesday, January 18, 2012, representatives from four Milwaukee Black owned centers met at the Coffee Makes U Black restaurant to plan an area marathon showing of the DVD "Hidden Colors: The untold Story of People of Aboriginal, Moor and African Descent." |
| School psychologist speaks to realities of growing up Black and male in America  Nationally certified school psychologist, kinsmen to abolitionist Frederick Douglas and a presenter in the renowned and widely acclaimed DVD "Hidden Colors," Dr. Umar R. Abdullah-Johnson was jointly interviewed Thursday January 26, 2012 by Taki Raton and and First Work multimedia producer Warren Muhammad of the Final Call Newspaper. |
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! Phillip Jackson, The Black Star Project |
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. |
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. |
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