by Neil on December 6, 2009
Thanks to all of the People of Color Conference attendees who joined us in Denver last week for the Visible Men: Elevating Black Boys workshop. As always, the comments that were shared and the energy in the room reveal the genuine interest in the topic of success for black boys and men. Though the PoCC [...]
by Neil on November 29, 2009
In Newton Massachusetts, a suburban New England town that is almost 80% Caucasian, residents will be led by a black Mayor, a black Governor, and a black President; Setti Warren, Duval Patrick, Barack Obama. That’s kind of cool to me. For the younger generation, this may not seem like a big deal. For the Civil [...]
by Neil on November 20, 2009
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/19/AR2009111904330_2.html There are some key winning ingredients in this story. First, Colin himself is already showing the drive and vision that will help make him successful. Even the pits in his stomach and the restless night sleep before a big day of flying are great signs that he’s invested, and thinking about his performance. You [...]
by Neil on November 10, 2009
This news excites me. It excites me not only because I think it’s great for the world to see a black man as President of the United States of America, but also because young black boys are getting access to more stories of successful black men if they are getting more mentoring. Good news for [...]
by Neil on October 24, 2009
Moorehouse College implements a dress code, take a look below: www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2009/10/17/nr.morehouse.dress.code.cnn?iref=videosearch”> My thoughts: the institution has the right to establish whatever standards for attire it chooses. Students have the right to comply, or choose to attend another school. Policy isn’t the main issue here. The issues are: 1) students lack of understanding of the relationship [...]
I was driving in my car when I first heard the news about Michael Jackson. There were few details other than “cardiac arrest”. Though I can’t say I have been a huge or recent fan, his passing is as monumental as it is sad. Like a lot of people, my most recent memory were the [...]