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Celebrating Black Excellence: Quinnton Hyde

Celebrating Black Excellence: Quinnton Hyde

Quinnton is a Grade 11 student at Milliken Mills High School. Currently he is part of the Health & Wellness SHSM program, and is currently in a Co-oeprative Education Placement with Markham-Stouffville Hospital, working in MRI Imaging. Quinnton has been known as an outstanding student who is thoroughly engaged in the classroom. He is enthusiastic […]

The One Thing All Great Teachers Do | Nick Fuhrman | TEDxUGA

The One Thing All Great Teachers Do | Nick Fuhrman | TEDxUGA

With this talk, Dr. Nick Fuhrman encourages us to recognize the profound personal impact that we can have on others — both in and out of the classroom. Dr. Nick Fuhrman is an associate professor of environmental education in the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication. Also known as “Ranger Nick,” he teaches graduate […]

Republicans Split a Black College in Half in Extreme North Carolina Gerrymandering | NowThis

Republicans Split a Black College in Half in Extreme North Carolina Gerrymandering | NowThis

Republicans split a Black college in half to win elections in this state — but this type of gerrymandering isn’t anything new for the GOP. » Subscribe to NowThis: http://go.nowth.is/News_Subscribe Black students at HBCU North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (North Carolina A&T State University) are calling out Republicans’ aggressive gerrymandering that split their […]

Black History Month | LBCC Celebrates

Black History Month | LBCC Celebrates

Watch a new video by the LBCC Media Production team featuring thoughts about the historical significance of Black History Month by members of our faculty, staff and the Long Beach Community College District Board of Trustees, including Student Trustee Donnell Jones, Board President Sunny Zia, Trustee Uduak-Joe Ntuk, and Superintendent-President Reagan Ferragamo Romali. #BlackHistoryMonth #blackhistory […]

High Hopes and Higher Education: Honoring Black Students’ Aspirations

High Hopes and Higher Education: Honoring Black Students’ Aspirations

This documentary, developed by Regional Education Laboratory (REL) Midwest with Wisconsin Public Television, explores how evidence-based strategies can support black students’ higher education aspirations. In the documentary, researchers Dr. Jameela Conway-Turner (REL Midwest) and Dr. Deborah Faye Carter (Claremont Graduate University) discuss promising practices that educators can use to support black students on their journey […]

Black, Brown, Bruised: How Racialized STEM Education Stifles Innovation

Black, Brown, Bruised: How Racialized STEM Education Stifles Innovation

Ebony O. McGee, PhD, of Vanderbilt University has spent more than a decade researching racialized experiences and racial stereotypes that adversely affect the education and career trajectories of underrepresented groups of color. In this talk, McGee discusses the impact STEM culture has on innovation while sharing ideas for a more inclusive culture that does more […]

The Power of the Black Experience in the Classroom | Keith Mayes | TEDxMinneapolis

The Power of the Black Experience in the Classroom | Keith Mayes | TEDxMinneapolis

Keith Mayes makes a compelling case for how the black experience in the classroom could have remarkable impact. Dr. Keith Mayes is an Associate Professor of African American & African Studies at the University of Minnesota and the College of Liberal Arts’ Arthur “Red” Motley Exemplary Teacher. Holding a Ph.D. in History from Princeton University, […]