Grab dinner and support Black boys’ education. On Friday, Nov. 13, Davanni’s in Brooklyn Center will donate 20% of sales from 4 to 8 p.m. to RISE Prep Academy, a nontraditional middle school program for young men opening in fall 2027.
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Posted inLet them Rise
Beyond suspension: seeing the boy before the behavior
Educator Richard D. Terrell recaps “Let Them Rise,” a community conversation on what happens to Black boys when they are removed from the classroom, and shares plans for RISE Prep Academy, a no-suspension program opening in fall 2027.
Posted inOpinion
By the time he is fourteen
Contributing writer De’Vonna Pittman writes about watching the world watch her Black grandsons at a water park and asks the question America rarely does: what happened before the moment we decide to pay attention to Black boys?
Posted inEducation
The need for more Black male teachers
Black male teachers are critical to the academic, emotional, and social success of Black boys, yet they remain severely underrepresented in classrooms nationwide.