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Marriage: The Single Black Man’s Perspective [Roundup Radio]
What do Black Men think about the institution of marriage? We asked three brothers with vastly different lifestyles about their personal outlook on marriage. This is just the beginning of a great and necessary discussion. Let us know what YOU think.
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DC Schools Principal Lamont Geddis featured in Teach.gov commercial
As we like to say, “Yep. He’s one of ours.” HBCU Alumnus Lamont Geddis is featured in this commercial encouraging folks to consider teaching as a profession. Well done Monty.
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New study shows New York Public Schools are unable to teach Black male students
National tests showed 9% of New York’s black male eighth-graders were reading at grade level in 2009. In 2008, only 28% of male blacks graduated high school in the city.
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Amazing Grace, How Dangerous You Sound
Mo the Educator offers his commentary on Harvard Law Review editor and third-year law student Stephanie Grace’s email in which she indicated that she would not, “…rule out the possibility that African Americans are, on average, genetically predisposed to be less intelligent.”
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The Achievement Gap Problem Hits Home. Literally.
Mo the Educator writes about an issue in education that hits close to home for him literally and figuratively: how to properly educate Black children. In this case, a Black school principal’s career may be in jeopardy. Is his heart the only thing that’s in the right place?
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Does Your Inner Spirit Wince at the Thought of Interracial Dating?
“My body showed no reaction to my inner pinch, but the sting was there, quiet like a mosquito under a summer dress.”
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“Robersonville” An Editorial by Eric Roberson
Eric Roberson recounts his journey discovering the history of his family. “Maybe slavery was such a sore spot that i was only interested in learning about it from afar, rather than the part i was actually connected to.”
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World’s Longest Married Couple Taking Relationship Questions
World’s Longest-Married Couple to Answer Your Romantic Queries Via Twitter