Saving the African-American Child in Chicago Oct. 11-13

Sunday, July 29, 2012 - 20:36

Bernard and Shirley Kinsey

Featured presenters during Saving the African-American Child

CHICAGO -- "Saving the African-American Child: a National Black Education Agenda Working Summit" is the product of a grass-roots collaboration to make education work for black youth.

Thirteen action groups have been formed from volunteers in more than 30 states to create a black parents union, to identify effective culturally-responsive practices, developing a certification process for African-centered schools, and creating shadow school boards to monitor public education.

Dr. Joyce King

Benjamin E. Mays Endowed Chair of Urban Teaching, Learning and Leadership

They come together Oct. 11-13 to create a national membership organization to move this agenda forward. Speakers are Dr. Joy deGruy, adjunct assistant professor, Portland State University; Bernard and Shirley Kinsey, curators of “The Kinsey Collection: Shared Treasures of Bernard and Shirley Kinsey-Where Art and History Intersect ; Dr. Wade Nobles, professor emeritus, San Francisco State University; former Essense editor Susan L. Taylor; Dr. Donald H. Smith, former president of the National Alliance of Black School Educators; Dr. Samuel Anderson, a founder of Black New Yorkers for Educational Excellence; and Dr. Joyce King, Benjamin E. Mays Endowed Chair of Urban Teaching, Learning and Leadership at Georgia State University.