WHITE HOUSE INITIATIVE: Educating African American Males

Special Guess: 

Marlyn Tillman - School to Prison Pipeline Director at the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia and Co-Founder of the Gwinnett Parent Coalition to Dismantle the School to Prison Pipeline (Gwinnett SToPP).

http://www.gwinnettstopp.org

http://www.acluga.org/our-work/stpp/school-prison-pipeline-toolkit/

http://www.dignityinschools.org

Show will discuss The White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans  

Focus on Males

OVERALL – Morehouse College: 8 Panels over a 2 day period

PANEL I - A candid conversation about the challenges and opportunities facing young men of color

PANEL II – Black Male Success in Higher Education

PANEL III – The Cost and Benefit of Education Reform in Metro Atlanta

PANEL IV – My Brother’s Keeper: Community Forum

AfAmEdTalk The State of African American Education Today

Panel V- Supporting the Holistic Development of African American Students: Supporting Our Sons

AfAmEdTalk Reflections on A Pathway to Success

Panel VI- What Does it Mean to Be College & Career Ready in the African American Community?

AfAmEdTalk The Cost & Consequence of Gun Violence Michael Skolnik

Panel VII – My Brother’s Keeper: Leveraging Research & Community Resources to Support our Sons

Panel VIII- Empowering Parents, Guardians and Caring Adults to Support African American Educational Excellence