BET has issued an apology to Usher for muting part of his Lifetime Achievement Award speech during the network‘s BET Awards. A spokesperson from the network told The Hollywood Reporter that an audio malfunction caused part of Usher’s improvised speech to get cut off from the airwaves. “Celebrating global icon Usher on our stage with […]
In this video, I will be completing the task Local Entertainment. — Snowrunner is a game that challenges you to master the art of off-road driving in extreme conditions. In this series, I will be exploring and completing each map as efficiently as possible. A great resource for your playthrough is https://maprunner.info/ which provides interactive […]
(BPRW) BBBSMA Launches Big Futures Summit to Inspire Future Achievement (Black PR Wire) ATLANTA — This December, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta (BBBSMA) teamed up with TAG-Ed, WrightNow Solutions, and HYPE to launch our first Big Futures Summit for Teens and Families at Slalom in Midtown, Atlanta. This empowering event was designed to center youth voice and provide a safe platform […]
(BPRW) BBBSMA Launches Big Futures Summit to Inspire Future Achievement (Black PR Wire) ATLANTA — This December, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta (BBBSMA) teamed up with TAG-Ed, WrightNow Solutions, and HYPE to launch our first Big Futures Summit for Teens and Families at Slalom in Midtown, Atlanta. This empowering event was designed to center youth voice and provide a safe platform […]
In this book, Johnnie McKinley presents the results of her in-depth study of a group of teachers in grades 3 thru 8 who managed to radically narrow the achievement gap between their black and white students by using a set of culturally responsive strategies in their classrooms. McKinley uses the educators’ own words and illustrative “virtual walkthroughs” of lessons in action to examine these strategies in detail. In addition, the book includes
* An overview of the research literature on effective responses to the achievement gap;
* Instructions for conducting classroom walkthroughs, including a series of feedback forms that teachers can use to conduct walkthroughs in their schools; and
* A comprehensive guide to the author’s Teaming for Culturally Responsive Classrooms (TCRC) model—an innovative multistep framework for assessing the cultural responsiveness of teaching strategies in schools.
Educators have been struggling for decades to remedy the disparity in academic outcomes between black and white students. This book shows how one remarkable group of teachers harnessed the power of culturally responsive teaching to do just that. By following the path outlined in Raising Black Students’ Achievement Through Culturally Responsive Teaching, you too can help your black students to become engaged, self-confident, and successful learners.
Publisher : ASCD (November 5, 2010)
Language : English
Paperback : 214 pages
ISBN-10 : 1416610596
ISBN-13 : 978-1416610595
Item Weight : 15.5 ounces
Dimensions : 7.94 x 0.52 x 9.87 inches
While much has been written about black triumphs in boxing, baseball, and other sports, little has been said of similar accomplishments in tennis. In this book, the first is the first volume dedicated to that subject, Sundiata Djata more than cites facts and figures, he explores obstacles to such performance such as the discrimination that kept blacks out of pro tennis for decades. He examines the role that this white sport traditionally played in the black community. And he provides keen insights into the politics of professional sports and the challenges faced by today’s black players. Drawing on original and published interviews, life writings, and newspaper articles, the author offers an in-depth look at black participation in tennis: from the first courts in Tuskegee in 1880, to players Reginald Weir and Gerald Norman, Jr., who challenged racism in the U. S. Lawn Tennis Association in the 1920s; from Harlem teen Bob Ryland’s historic match with two white women in 1944 to the achievements of acclaimed later stars like Althea Gibson, Arthur Ashe, Yannick Noah, and Venus and Serena Williams. Thoroughly researched and comprehensive in scope, the work’s eventual two volumes will cover identity and black tennis in aboriginal Australia, North and South Africa, the Caribbean and the Americas. it is an ideal read for tennis players, sports historians, readers of black history and/or black sports figures, and all who are interested in the sport.
Publisher : Syracuse University Press; Illustrated edition (January 30, 2006)
Language : English
Hardcover : 312 pages
ISBN-10 : 0815608187
ISBN-13 : 978-0815608189
Item Weight : 1.27 pounds
Dimensions : 6 x 1.01 x 9 inches
When it comes to race in America, we must face one uncomfortable but undeniable fact. Almost 50 years after the birth of the civil rights movement, inequality still reigns supreme in our classrooms. At a time when African-American students trail their white peers on academic tests and experience high dropout rates, low college completion rates, and a tendency to shy away from majors in hard sciences and mathematics, the Black-White achievement gap in our schools has become the major barrier to racial equality and social justice in America. In fact, it is arguably the greatest civil rights issue of our time. The Black-White Achievement Gap is a call to action for this country to face up to and confront this crisis head on. Renowned former Secretary of Education Rod Paige believes we can close this gap. In this thought-provoking book, he and Elaine Witty trace the history of the achievement gap, discuss its relevance to racial equality and social justice, examine popular explanations, and offer suggestions for the type of committed leadership and community involvement needed to close it. African-American leaders need to rally around this important cause if we are to make real progress since students’ academic performance is a function not only of school quality, but of home and community factors as well. The Black-White Achievement Gap is an unflinching and long overdue look at the very real problem of racial disparity in our schools and what we must do to solve it.
ASIN : B003921YWY
Publisher : AMACOM (February 1, 2010)
Publication date : February 1, 2010
Language : English
File size : 1175 KB
Simultaneous device usage : Up to 5 simultaneous devices, per publisher limits
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Enhanced typesetting : Not Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Sticky notes : Not Enabled
Print length : 235 pages
Page numbers source ISBN : 0814415199
(BPRW) National Impact With Heart awards celebrate community achievement during Black History Month The American Heart Association recognizes Black American changemakers (Black PR Wire) DALLAS and NEW YORKCITY — On Thursday, Feb. 2, the American Heart Association, a global force for healthier lives for all, celebrated the contributions of Black American community catalysts and changemakers nationwide […]
(BPRW) Spike Lee to Receive the WGA East’s Ian McLellan Hunter Award for Career Achievement at 75th Annual Writers Guild Awards (Black PR Wire) NEW YORK, NY – One of the greatest writer/directors in film history, Spike Lee will be honored with the Writers Guild of America, East’s Ian McLellan Hunter Award for Career Achievement at the […]
Have you ever heard of Alonzo Pettie, the oldest living Black cowboy? Or The Golden Thirteen, the nation’s first Black Naval officers? What about all-Black towns like Mt. Bayou, Blackdom, and Allensworth? The legacy of Black life in the United States has profoundly shaped the country, but too often, we’ve failed to document and preserve […]