Sentences with phrase «on young men of color»

«It is a shame that it hasn't happened sooner, but it was out of the advocates and philanthropy that was saying, «Well, there's all this focus on young men of color which is important and needed, but we also need to focus on young women,»» Ms. Mark - Viverito said.

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At 8:45 a.m., More than 500 students, parents, educational leaders and citizens from across New York State will gather for a day - long symposium on My Brother's Keeper, the initiative to help boys and young men of color — and all students — realize their full potential, Empire State Plaza Convention Center, Convention Hall, Albany.

As a member of the Board of Regents My Brothers Keeper Blue Ribbon Panel on improving outcomes for boys and young men of color, we highlighted the need for more advanced programing in a report issued late last year,» said Assemblyman Mosley.

That Mario did nothing in the field of criminal justice but build prisons and lock up tens of thousands of young men of color had a devastating emotional effect on me personally.

In his campaign literature, Lasher says, «We have seen a disturbing rise in school discipline policies that rely on fear and shame; are used to push students out of schools, either directly or indirectly; are too often implemented in racially disparate ways; and which can be the starting point for the school - to - prison pipeline that has contributed to the mass incarceration of young men of color.»

«When you have a young man of color from humble beginnings from the Bronx seeking higher office in the Democratic Party, we should be cheering him on rather than denigrating him,» Torres said.

I know firsthand the struggles young men of color face in this nation, and I know how challenging it can be to both lead one's own life on the right path while also guiding others in that same direction.

Mayor Kathy Sheehan and other stakeholders launched the City of Albany's «My Brother's and Sister's Keeper» (MBSK) at City Hall, an initiative that will focus on improving opportunities of young men and women of color in Albany and reducing the levels of violence that far too many of them experience.

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Strategies for improvements across these indicators include promoting community and family engagement, demystifying higher education access and procedures, building mentoring and navigation supports throughout the higher education experience, and focusing on accountability for institutions in providing appropriate experiences and supports for young men of color.

The strategies that leaders from each RPP described for improving opportunity structures for young men and boys of color focused on disaggregating data by race and gender, naming racist and patriarchal practices to be dismantled, creating culturally responsive environments to nurture masculine identities, and fostering trusting relationships among students and adults.

If you live in the Los Angeles area and would like to learn more about the educational issues facing many young men of color, the Assembly Select Committee on Boys and Men of Color will be holding a public hearing on Friday, March 21, on the implications of LCFF for this subset of studenmen of color, the Assembly Select Committee on Boys and Men of Color will be holding a public hearing on Friday, March 21, on the implications of LCFF for this subset of studcolor, the Assembly Select Committee on Boys and Men of Color will be holding a public hearing on Friday, March 21, on the implications of LCFF for this subset of studenMen of Color will be holding a public hearing on Friday, March 21, on the implications of LCFF for this subset of studColor will be holding a public hearing on Friday, March 21, on the implications of LCFF for this subset of students.

A version of this essay will appear in Building Healthy Communities: A Focus on Boys and Young Men of Color (Christopher Edley and Jorge Velasco - Ruiz, eds.)

She chose a diverse group of fifteen 10th grade young men of color who had scored below proficient on their state ELA and math tests in 8th grade and had been part of an all - male advisory group the previous year.

I truly won't know how successful this project is until several years from now, but I am confident that it has already helped our students — and it will continue to do so as more teachers and counselors become educated on the issues facing young men of color today.

My Brother's Keeper is based on the president's challenge to cities, towns, counties and tribes across the country to implement a coherent cradle - to - college - and - career strategy for improving the life outcomes of all young people, particularly young men of color, to ensure that they can reach their full potential, regardless of who they are, where they come from, or the circumstances into which they are born.

Presenters will focus on their approach to effectively reaching young men of color in community schools through the lens of President Obama's call to action to empower young men of color, known as the My Brother's Keeper initiative.

Joan assessed the crowd, lighting upon the most interesting: young men turning white T - shirts into art, pinching the material tight and rubber - banding each section until they looked like porcupines being dipped into huge steaming vats of colored dyes; the young woman with a bird's nest of purple hair sitting at a potter's wheel, slamming down hunks of clay, her hands moving nearly as fast as the wheel, cups, vases, plates, bowls, trays, appearing like magic; the elderly man in a worn blue linen suit, a jaunty straw boater on his head, a smeared palette tight in his hand, painting a mammoth canvas of people on a beach staring out at an ocean where a sailboat bobbed in the distance, though he himself was standing in a mowed field; the handsome young man at an old - fashioned school desk, a manual typewriter in front of him, a stack of paper to the side.

Self - consciously brooding and superficially melancholy, each modestly scaled, putridly colored oil - on - Masonite picture in «ACTUALIZED, and it feels so good» convincingly channels the imaginings of a disaffected young man with a spotty understanding of art history and a healthy investment in the lifestyle and aesthetics of psychedelia, metal,

The track will feature workshops presented by philanthropic partners currently engaged in mentoring on topics such as mentoring young men of color, collective impact, diverse corporate youth mentoring program models, mentoring program evaluation, and employee engagement.