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| | | | State Senator Jacqueline Collins Seeks to Help Students in the 16th Legislative District of Illinois Apply for an Illinois General Assembly Scholarship to a State University or College.  | | Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins (center) |
If you are a college eligible student who lives in the 16th Legislative District of Illinois, this is an opportunity for you to receive a state scholarship. Click Here to see if you reside in the 16th Legislative District of Illinois. Click Here for an application for a scholarship if you live in the 16th Legislative District.of Illinois. |
The Ohio State University Todd A. Bell National Resource Center on the African American Male  | | Shawn Dove, 2012 Mac A. Steward Awardee |
Mission Statement The mission of the Todd Anthony Bell National Resource Center on the African American Male is to examine and address critical issues in society that impact the quality of life for African American males throughout the lifespan. The Center plans to achieve these goals by conducting robust research studies and evaluations that inform social policy and theory on African American males and developing research-based programs, models, and initiatives that could be replicated at other institutions. To this end, the Center expects to serve as a national resource for those individuals interested in learning about best practices and groundbreaking research on African American males throughout the lifespan. Shawn Dove, Campaign Manager for the Campaign for Black Male Achievement of Open Society Foundations, is the 2012 Mac A. Steward Awardee from the Bell National Resource Center. Click Here to read more about the Bell National Resource Center on the African American Male |
Susan Taylor, the Mother of Mentoring in America, Is Asking You To Be "In" for Our Children. Become a mentor! Why Mentor? Because this is our state of emergency today: - Of all Black fourth-graders, 58% are functionally illiterate.
- In some cities, 80% of our boys drop out before finishing high school.
- Every day 1,000 Black children are arrested.
- 1 in every 8 African American males ages 25-29 is incarcerated.
- The number one cause of death for our boys is homicide.
If you wish to become a mentor in cities with National Cares Mentoring Movement Circles, Click Here or if you do not have a National Cares Mentoring Movement Circle in your city, Click Here to learn how to start one. I'm in!!! And you should be too! |
| Use A Library Card and Help Free Hundreds of Thousands of Black Men Incarcerated in America  Join the movement to stop the American system of The New Jim Crow by checking a book out of your local library or by buying and reading a paperback copy of The New Jim Crow. All high school and college students must read this book! |
| join the The Black Star Project's Million Fathers Club at Shedd Aquarium Saturday, May 5, 2012 1200 South Lake Shore Drive Chicago, Illinois 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm FREE!!! Each adult can bring up to 7 children or youth. Please call Bruce at 773.285.9600 to RSVP or for more information. |
Black boys in Milwaukee need our help  | | Gary L. Williams saves young Black males in Milwaukee |
By James E. Causey Tuesday, May 1, 2012 A million kids drop out of school every year. A majority of these kids are minorities and boys, and many never go back to school. Wisconsin has a 50% high school dropout rate for black boys and has one of the nation's highest black male incarceration rates. Williams, 62, said his next mission is to call on the black mega churches to get involved. These churches offer a large pool of black families with the skill sets to address the problems of black youths. They have men who can serve as mentors to these kids, and they also can provide the connections many of the youths need to get their lives on track. |
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, PA |
 | | Dr. Ivory A. Toldson, Washington, D.C.. |
 | | Dr. Garrard O. McClendon, Chicago, IL |
Parents, educators and community activist from St. Louis, Missouri; Davenport, Iowa; Detroit, Flint, Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, Benton Harbor, Lansing 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 and Champaign - Illinois; Indianapolis, Gary, Fort Wayne, Hammond, East Chicago, Michigan City 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. |
| The Parent Revolution Arrives in Chicago!!! Only Active, Engaged and Well-Informed Parents Can Guarantee the Educational Success of their Children in American Schools
 Please call 773.285.9600 to register for the Parent Revolution now. Most schools have unspent parental involvement funds that can only be spent for this kind of activity. Please check with your principal or parent coordinator at your school to ask them to sponsor your attendance to this conference. |
| 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.
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