Lisa Delpit is an American educationalist and author. She is also an Eminent Scholar and Executive Director of the Center for Urban Educational Excellence at Florida International University in Miami, Florida and Felton G. Clark's first Distinguished Professor at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Lisa Delpit spent her childhood years on Lettsworth St. in … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread- Influential Black Educators
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Thursday Open Thread- Influential Black Educators
This week's open threads have been dedicated to black educators. Today's thread will highlight Mary Jane Patterson. Mary Jane Patterson was born September 12, 1840, in Raleigh, North Carolina. She was the first African American woman to receive a B.A degree. She was the oldest of Henry Irving Patterson and Emeline Eliza (Taylor) Patterson's children. There is … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread- Influential Black Educators
Tuesday Open Thread: Influential Black Educators
Mary Jane McLeod Bethune (July 10, 1875 – May 18, 1955) was an American educator and civil rights leader best known for starting a school for African American students in Daytona Beach, Florida, that eventually became Bethune-Cookman University and for being an advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Born in South Carolina to parents who had been slaves and having to work … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Influential Black Educators
Monday Open Thread:Influential Black Educators
It's Monday P.O.U. Family and lurkers! A new Monday means a new set of open threads. This week's open threads will focus on famous black educators. Geoffrey Canada (born January 13, 1952) is an American social activist and educator. Since 1990, Canada has been president and CEO of the Harlem Children's Zone in Harlem, New York, an organization which states its goal is to … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread:Influential Black Educators
Saturday Evening Thread: The Weekly Address
Weekly Address: Calling on Congress to Prevent Student Interest Rates from Doubling … [Read more...] about Saturday Evening Thread: The Weekly Address