By Alice Doyel Volunteer blogger “I am grateful to be a woman. I must have done something great in another life.” Maya Angelou Photograph in The New Yorker, May 24, 2014 Angelou in 1969. © Chester Higgins, Jr./chesterhiggins.com Background In 2015, an African-American Male Scholars Think Tank proposed six sweeping recommendations. This project … Read more Effective Education for African-American Female Students
By Alice Doyel Volunteer blogger A Story to Enjoy Reading and to Share With Your Family “I believe that a girl should not do what she thinks she should do but should find out through experience what she wants to do.” … Read more Strong Norm-Breaking Women: Marina Raskova and The Night Witches
“We’re working to help create a new narrative around Black students — one that is assets-based and talks about the abilities that Black students have and the genius they’ve demonstrated.” — Steve Smith, Executive Director, Black Education Strategy Roundtable THEIR STORY The Black Education Strategy Roundtable (BESR) is built on an expectation that our public … Read more Partner Spotlight: Black Education Strategy Roundtable