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Monday, March 19, 2012

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Illinois Governor Quinn Promote STEM; Fabulous Daddy Daughter Dance in Oakland, California; 1 in 45 U.S. Children Homeless; Wide Difference In Graduation Rates Between Blacks and Whites in NCAA Tournament; Black Marriage Retreat


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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Promotes STEM
Outstanding Oakland, CA Daddy Daughter Dance
I Out of 45 U.S. Children Are Homeless!
Michelle Alexander in Nashville, Tennessee
Wide Gap Between Black and White NCAA Players
Black Men of Honor College Fair
Marriage Retreat for Black Couples
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Joins Illinois Governor Pat Quinn In Push To Promote Science, Math and Technology for Black Students
 
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CHICAGO (CBS) - NBA Hall-of-Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar urged Chicago Public Schools students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.  Abdul-Jabbar joined Gov. Pat Quinn Sunday at King College Prep High School to discuss his book, "What Color is My World."
 
Quinn praised Abdul-Jabbar's 36-page book about African-American inventors, which was provided to the 300 students who attended the event.
The governor said black inventors are "oftentimes unnoticed by history; and we've got to bring them to life for our students."
 
Outstanding Daddy-Daughter Dance
in Oakland, California at
Brookfield Village Elementary School!!!
Please call 773.285.9600 to make your city the next for the Daddy-Daughter Dance!  
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Little girls with radiant smiles laughing, singing and dancing the night away without a care in the world!!! All because their dancing with they're Daddies!! .
 
It was a priceless event held at Brookfield Village Elementary School in Oakland Ca. This first annual event was coordinated by the founder of Imagine That Foundation Ms. Mieko Scott, Outreach Consultant Mr. Ayinde Loudd, and our future President Mr. Jeramiah Paige. These three Black Star Logoimportant individuals are responsible for this night to remember and due to the overwhelming participation you can be certain this wont be the last Daddy Daughter Dance.
 
Mieko Scott "Imagine That" Foundation can be credited for many supporting events within theBlack Star Logo community. She believes in giving back and know the importance of a child having a strong united foundation which makes for a successful life.
 
Click Here to see interviews with Daddys and Daughters! 
 
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1 Out of 45 Children
Are Homeless in United States 
 
ABC News - Tom Shine and Amy Bingham
Dec 15, 2011 
 
Black Star LogoThe congressional hearing room in the Rayburn House Office Building was lit brightly, all warm and cozy. The chairs around the witness table were comfortable, and a bottle of water was set before each place.
 
It was quite a contrast to the living conditions of Rumi Khan, an 11-year-old sixth-grader; Brooklyn Pastor, a 12-year-old seventh-grader; and Brittany Amber Koon, a Pvt. First Class in the U.S. Army.
 
Bounced between motels and homeless shelters, sleeping in cars, using gas station bathrooms to wash up and brush their teeth in, these young people were here to ask a Congress -47 percent of whose members have a net worth of $1 million or more - for a little help.
 
Michelle Alexander, featured in the New York Times, arrives in Nashville, Tennessee to promote social justice movement to end New Jim Crow on Monday, March 19, 2010 
 
American Baptist College
The Garnett-Nabrit Lecture Series
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Baptist World Center Cafeteria
1800 Baptist World Center Drive
Nashvile, Tennesse
$25.00 - payable at the door
 
  Quotes below from New York Times article, March 7, 2012 
 
"Everyone in the African-American community had been seeing exactly what she is talking about but couldn't put it into words," said Phillip Jackson, executive director of the Black Star Project, an educational advocacy group in Chicago.
 
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"It's easy to be completely unaware that this vast new system of racial and social control has emerged," Professor Michelle Alexander said. "Unlike in Jim Crow days, there were no 'Whites Only' signs. This system is out of sight, out of mind."
 

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During 2012 NCAA March Madness, Gap In Graduation Rates between Black and White Men's Basketball Players Remains Wide

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Ahead of Thursday's tipoff of the NCAA men's basketball tournament, a study has found anew that the gap in the graduation rate between white and black players remains wide.
 
The annual report, "Keeping Score When It Counts," by the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports at the University of Central Florida found a 28 percent difference between the graduation rates of white players compared to their black counterparts. The report found a four-point improvement from last year, but according to lead author Richard Lapchick the driving force behind the change was a decrease in the percentage of white players graduating.
 
Black Graduation Rates for 8 Top-Seeded NCAA Teams
Kentucky - 60% 
Duke - 100%
Michigan State - 67% 
Missouri - 57%
Syracuse - 44%
Ohio State - 50%
North Carolina - 100%
Kansas - 80%
 
Click Here to See Graduation Rates for all 64 Teams.
Create A "Black Men of Honor" College Fair
in Your City by Calling 773.285.9600
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Great National Conference
for Educating Boys of Color
 
Gathering of leaders.
Each year the quality of the professional learning workshops at the Gathering of Leaders gets stronger.  This year is no exception. Sixteen workshops selected from nearly 60 proposals are available for registered participants to sign up for.
 
These workshops are relevant to educators from the early childhood to high school level and illuminate the Gathering's theme, "Great Schools Are Not an Accident: Successful Learning Communities for Boys and Young Men of Color." Each workshop will engage the participants in interactive, practical, and COSEBOC Standard referenced activity. They will also provide all participants with ideas, tools, and strategies to advance their work with boys and young men of color.
 
Gathering participants will attend two workshops, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Descriptions and expectations for each workshop are now posted on the COSEBOC website.
 
 Arusi Marriage Retreat for Black Couples 
 
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April 28-29, 2012
Hilton Garden Inn
Tinley Park, Illinois
$100 per couple
 
Space is very limited. So, register today. Call (312) 912-9951 to register by phone.  Sponsored by a grant through the Office for Black Catholics, Archdiocese of Chicago.
 
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In Chicago, New Deadline to Run For Your Local School Council Is March 23, 2012
 
What Research Says:
 
Researchers Karen Smith Conway, professor of economics at the University of New Hampshire, and her colleague Andrew Houtenville,Black Star Logo senior research associate at New Editions Consulting, found that parental involvement has a strong, positive effect on student achievement.  "Parental effort is consistently associated with higher levels of achievement, and the magnitude of the effect of parental effort is substantial. We found that schools would need to increase per-pupil spending by more than $1,000 in order to achieve the same results that are gained with parental involvement," Conway said.
 
Nomination forms are due in schools Friday, March 23, 2012, 3:00pm.
 
Please call 773.553.1400 for more information.   
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