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Lifelong Impact: Building the Future with Black Educators
Why do Black teachers matter? The answer isn’t just about representation—it’s about transformation. On Thursday morning, the plenary session “Lifelong Impact: Recruiting, Training, and Retaining Black Educators for the Future”promises to be an unmissable deep dive into the challenges and opportunities shaping the next…
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Unveiling the Triumphs of Black Education: A Powerful Conference Opening Event
What does it mean to witness education as a force of liberation, identity, and resilience? On Wednesday afternoon, the conference kicks off with a dynamic and thought-provoking session, “School Clothes: A Collective Memoir of Black Student Witness,” that will leave you inspired and eager to learn more. At the heart of this…
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The Importance of Preserving Languages: A NASAI Perspective
Language is more than just a means of communication; it is a vital part of cultural identity and heritage. For Native American communities, preserving their languages is crucial for maintaining their cultural legacy and ensuring the survival of their traditions. The Native American Student Advocacy Institute (NASAI)…
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What Does “A Dream Deferred” Mean to College Board? A History of How This Conference Came to Be
The phrase “A Dream Deferred” resonates deeply within the College Board community, symbolizing the collective aspirations and the relentless pursuit of progress. But what does it truly mean, and how did this powerful concept evolve into the cornerstone of our annual conference? The Origin of “A Dream Deferred” The term “A…
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Miniseries: How HBCUs Are Strengthening America’s Black Teacher Pipeline
Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have long been pillars of education and empowerment within the Black community. Recently, their role in shaping the future of America’s teaching workforce has gained renewed attention. A recent article from The74 highlights how HBCUs are becoming crucial incubators for…
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Searching for the Next Steps in Your Education Can Be Scary!
🎃 Exploring the next steps in education can be daunting for students, but as professional counselors, you play a crucial role in guiding them through this journey. Here are some valuable resources from the College Board to assist you in supporting your students’ educational and career planning: Career Exploration with…
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🌍 Happy Indigenous Peoples Day! 🌍
Today, we honor and celebrate the rich histories, cultures, and contributions of Indigenous peoples across the United States and beyond. This day is a time to reflect on the resilience and strength of Indigenous communities and to acknowledge the importance of their voices in our shared history. For more information and…
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Breaking Barriers: CEO Sharif El-Mekki Honored with Dr. Asa G. Hilliard Model of Excellence Award
We are thrilled to congratulate Sharif El- Mekki on being honored with the Dr. Asa G. Hilliard Model of Excellence Award. This prestigious recognition celebrates El-Mekki’s outstanding contribution to the diversification of the Black Teacher Pipeline. His tireless efforts through the Center for Black Educators Development…
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Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People by Imani Perry
A surprising and beautiful meditation on the color blue—and its fascinating role in Black history and culture—from National Book Award winner Imani Perry Throughout history, the concept of Blackness has been remarkably intertwined with another color: blue. In daily life, it is evoked in countless ways. Blue skies and blue…
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Breathe: A Letter to My Sons by Imani Perry
2020 Chautauqua Prize Finalist 2020 NAACP Image Award Nominee - Outstanding Literary Work (Nonfiction) Best-of Lists: Best Nonfiction Books of 2019 (Kirkus Reviews) · 25 Can't-Miss Books of 2019 (The Undefeated) Explores the terror, grace, and beauty of coming of age as a Black person in contemporary America and what it…
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A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
About A Cage Went in Search of a Bird What happens when Kafka’s idiosyncratic imagination meets some of the greatest literary minds writing in English across the globe today? Find out in this anthology of brand-new Kafka-inspired short stories by prizewinning, bestselling writers. Franz Kafka is widely regarded as one of…
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A Dangerously High Threshold for Pain by Imani Perry
Imani Perry's Audible Original A Dangerously High Threshold for Pain tells the dramatic story of her ongoing struggle with lupus―an autoimmune disease that attacks multiple organ systems―and what we can all learn from those who are grappling with chronic illness. It's a powerful and poetic story that evokes the works of…
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Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry by Imani Perry
Winner of the 2019 PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography Winner of the Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Nonfiction Winner of the Shilts-Grahn Triangle Award for Lesbian Nonfiction Winner of the 2019 Phi Beta Kappa Christian Gauss Award A New York Times Notable Book of 2018 A revealing portrait of one of the most…
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Black Gotham Archive
The goal of The Black Gotham Digital Archive is to link an interactive web site with the geographical spaces of Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn to create a deeper understanding of black life in nineteenth-century New York City
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Maritcha: A Nineteenth- Century American Girl
Discover the remarkable story of a free Black girl born during the days of slavery in this Coretta Scott King Honor Award-winning picture book “To do the best for myself with the view of making the best of myself,” wrote Maritcha Rémond Lyons (1848—1929) about her childhood. Based on an unpublished memoir written by Lyons,…
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Somewhat More Independent: The End of Slavery In New York City
Shane White creatively uses a remarkable array of primary sources―census data, tax lists, city directories, diaries, newspapers and magazines, and courtroom testimony―to reconstruct the content and context of the slave's world in New York and its environs during the revolutionary and early republic periods. White explores,…
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Brooklyn’s Promised Land
Tells the riveting narrative of the growth, disappearance, and eventual rediscovery of one of the largest free black communities of the nineteenth century In 1966 a group of students, Boy Scouts, and local citizens rediscovered all that remained of a then virtually unknown community called Weeksville: four frame houses on…
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In Pursuit of Knowledge: Black Women and Educational Activism in Antebellum America
Uncovers the hidden role of girls and women in the desegregation of American education The story of school desegregation in the United States often begins in the mid-twentieth-century South. Drawing on archival sources and genealogical records, Kabria Baumgartner uncovers the story’s origins in the nineteenth-century…
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Becoming the Educator They Need by Robert Jackson
"Becoming the Educator They Need: Strategies, Mindsets, and Beliefs for Supporting Male Black and Latino Students" by Robert Jackson ISBN: 978-1416628200 "They don't care about their education." "They are not capable of learning." "I can't work with them." "I can't get through to them." Just as you may have thought these…
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Potential Healthcare Career Opportunities for HBCU Students
Are you interested in building new Healthcare Career Opportunities for your students? H-CAP can help you. My name is Joy Jamerson, and I am the Program Manager of Outreach at H-CAP (Healthcare Career Advancement Program). H-CAP is a national labor/management organization that promotes innovation and quality in healthcare…