Black Males

Black Males and the Nature of Suspicion: Uncovering What Really Killed Trayvon Martin

Roderick Carey | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Criminal Justice, U.S. CULTURE, Education, Trayvon Martin, Social Justice, Black Voices, Black Males, Social Activism, Suspicion, Black Voices News
Roderick Carey

What killed Trayvon is more important to discuss, than whom. While justice will hopefully take care of the who, it is up to us as a collective to problematize the what. In some regards, grappling with the problems on an individual is a far easier task than delving deeply into the societal ills informing individual mindsets and actions.

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Hearing Trayvon Die

Mark Anthony Neal | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Threat, Stereotypes, Black Males, Trayvon Martin, Black Voices News
Mark Anthony Neal

In his dying moments, Trayvon Martin gave voice to all of the black men, women and children whose humanity continues to be denied in a society that has long chosen to not listen to us.

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With You When You're Right: The Anti-Deficit View of Black Male Achievement

Tim King | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Education, Black Males, Graduation Rate, Black Male Student Success, Mentors, High School Drop Outs, Shaun R. Harper, Achievement Gap, Young Black Males, Minority Achievement Gap, Schools, Education News
Tim King

The idea that strong relationships impact student success shouldn't be anything new to educators. But the implication -- that race, background and gender are not destiny, and that focused interventions produce tangible results -- is enormous.

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Why We Must Listen to Young Black Males

John Thompson | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Black Males, Roger Wilkins, Tracey Sparrow, Amy Wilkins, Nclb, Education Trust, Phi Delta Kappan, Abby-Sparrow, Pbs, Education Reform, Education News
John Thompson

The Education Trust's Amy Wilkins used her family experiences as evidence to condemn Tracey and Abby Sparrow's piece, "The Voices of Black Men." No other organization has attacked teachers in a way than has upset me more than has the Education Trust.

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Black Male Engagement's Detroit Grant Winners Announced

The Huffington Post | Simone Landon | Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: Black Male Engagement, Video, Black Male Engagement Leadership Awards, Black Male Engagement Detroit, Bme, Knight Foundation, Detroit Impact, BME Detroit, Black Males, Detroit News

Ten inspiring black men in Detroit are set to receive a total of $200,000 to further their work in the city. Black Male Engagement (BME), a projec...

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Black Male Engagement Amplifies Detroiters' Good Deeds

The Huffington Post | Simone Landon | Posted 12.30.2011

Read More: Black Male Engagement, Video, Detroit Impact 2011, Mentoring, Knight Foundation, Detroit Impact, Knight Foundation Detroit, Black Males, Detroit News

Black Male Engagement (BME or "be me") launched in August as an initiative to offer support and positive reinforcement to black men who are active in ...

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Still Waiting: Black Male Achievement in America

LaVar Young | Posted 02.04.2012

Read More: Young Black Males, Child Poverty, Black Men, Black Voices Life, Bv-Life, Black Child Poverty, Black Males, Black Men Disenfranchisement, Black Voices News
LaVar Young

The gap in achievement between black males and their white counterparts isn't news -- it's common knowledge, generally accepted, and only sometimes bemoaned. So why aren't we more alarmed?

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Why Are We Killing Troy Davis?

Kevin Powell | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Death Penalty, Troy Davis, Black Males, Executions, Prison Population, Capital Punishment, Death Row, Troy Davis Death Penalty, Racial Injustice, Troy Davis Execution, Troy Davis Clemency, Politics News
Kevin Powell

We are a nation of an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a life for a life. Spiraling so far out of control that we are going to execute someone who may actually be innocent tomorrow.

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Chris Brown, Kanye West and Public Hip-Hop Tirades

Dr. Boyce Watkins | Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: Black Males, Hip-Hop, Kanye West, Chris Brown, Entertainment News
Dr. Boyce Watkins

They say that it's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission. This truism might also include public celebrity tirades. Another name for these ou...

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The Reason Why The Black Male 'Crisis' Is a Hoax

Jose Vilson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joel Klein, Young Black Males, Poverty, Race, Incarcerated-Black-Males, Black Males, Education News
Jose Vilson

We're selectively oblivious to the plight of those less fortunate than us. Thus, "crisis" is relative.

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Black Male Student Achievement: A Devastating Report

John Merrow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michelle Rhee, Learning Matters, Superintendents, Education, K-12, New York City, Joel Klein, John Merrow, Race, Chancellor Joel Klein, Students, Learning, Black Males, Education News
John Merrow

The data, from the report titled "A Call for Change: The Social and Educational Factors Contributing to the Outcomes of Black Males in Urban Schools," are jaw dropping, and we do have a national catastrophe.

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Scapegoating Teachers Will Not Help Young Black Males Succeed

Rev. Romal J. Tune | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Schools, Education, Civil Rights Groups, Young-Black-Males, Young Black Males, Schott Foundation for Public Education, Teachers Union, Education Reform, Teachers, Black Males, Politics News
Rev. Romal J. Tune

Only when parents, administrators, teachers, and the community come together to find solutions can we truly address all the factors in making a child a success.

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Lots of Cooks Prepared the Compton Cookout Racial Insult Stew

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Black Males, Black Women, Ucsd, Compton Cookout, Civil Rights Leaders, Ghettos, Racism, Rappers, Racial Stereotypes, Compton, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Black and minority California lawmakers are leaping over each other to lambaste the now infamous Compton Cookout at UCSD as racially insulting, insensitive, and demeaning.

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Tiger Stereotypes Tiger, and Black Males Too

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Golf, Black on Black Crime, Sex, Tiger Woods, Vanity Fair, Racial Stereotypes, Tiger Woods Scandal, Black Males, Sports News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The majority of whites still overwhelmingly finger blacks as the most likely to commit crimes, even when they didn't commit them.

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