The Greatest Mothers Day Gift Ever; Second Annual Midwest Black Male Educational Achievement Conference

The Best Mothers Day Gift Ever   Join The Black Star Project for our First Annual Mother/Son Dance (The Day Before Mothers Day) Saturday, May 12, 2012 at The Black Star Ballroom 3509 South King Drive Chicago, Illinois 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm for young men 13 to 18 years old and their mothers   Please call 773.285.9600 to RSVP for the Mother/Son Dance or to learn how to bring a Mother/Son Dance to your city. Second Annual Midwest Black Male Education Conference  The Black Star Project presents the Second Annual Midwest Black Male Educational Achievement Conference Saturday, May 19, 2012 at the Ramada Inn 4900 Lake Shore Drive Chicago, Illinois   Featuring Dr. Umar Abdullah Johnson Philadelphia, Pennsylvania    Umar Abdullah Johnson:   Dr. Johnson is CEO of African American Psychological & Educational Services For Children and author of The Psycho-Academic War Against Black Boys and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Black Boys      He will teach parents, community members and educators to keep Black boys out of special education and away from the psycho-chemical drugs designed to trap Black boys in a chemically induced slavery.    Dr. Ivory Toldson Washington, D.C.   Ivory A. Toldson:   Dr. Toldson is an associate professor of the Counseling Psychology Program at Howard University, senior research analyst for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, and current editor-in-chief of "The Journal of Negro Education.  He is also author of In Breaking Barriers: How School Leaders Can Help Black Males Achieve Dr. Ivory A. Toldson will review the findings from national surveys and explain how they can be used as classroom solutions. His research discusses the importance of personal, emotional, social and school factors and how those factors impact academic success for black males.     and Dr. Garrard O. McClendon Chicago, Illinois Garrard O. McClendon:   Dr. McClendon is an Emmy winning journalist, television host, author of "Ax or Ask?: The African-American Guide to Better English." and has a doctorate in education from Loyola University.   Many schools have difficulties creating an environment and designing programs that motivate parents to invest in their child's learning.  His presentation will teach educators and administrators how to effectively engage parents in ways that empower them to be more involved with their child's education and school activities.   ------------------------------------------------------  Parents, educators and community activists from St. Louis, Missouri; Davenport, Iowa;  Detroit, Benton Harbor, Lansing, Battle Creek, Flint and Ann Arbor - Michigan; Milwaukee, Madison, Racine and Beloit - Wisconsin; Rockford, Peoria, Springfield, Rock Island, Kankakee, Waukegan, Joliet, Elgin, Decatur, East St. Louis, Danville, Quincy, Champaign and Chicago - Illinois; Indianapolis, Gary, Fort Wayne, Hammond, Michigan City, East Chicago and South Bend - Indiana should attend this conference. ------------------------------------------------------ Join us for one of the best conferences in the United States on educating Black male students with workable ideas and concrete solutions.  The cost for this one-day conference is $200.00.  This is one of the last chances for schools to use their parental involvement funds for this school year.  Please call 773.285.9600 for more information or to RSVP.   Click Here to register for the conference.   Click Here for special hotel accommodations at the South Loop Hotel, a Black-owned hotel.