It's the weekend! I hope everyone had a wonderful week. This week's open thread has highlighted black educators who have changed the system for the better. Marva Collins (born August 31, 1936) is an American educator who in 1975 started Westside Preparatory School in Garfield Park, an impoverished neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. She ran the school for more than 30 years … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread-Influential Black Educators
Influential Black Educators
Wednesday Open Thread- Influential Black Educators
Charlotte Louise Bridges Forten Grimké (August 17, 1837 – July 23, 1914) was an African-American anti-slavery activist, poet, and educator. Forten was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Mary Woods and Robert Bridges Forten, members of the prominent black Forten-Purvis families of Philadelphia. Robert Forten and his brother-in-law Robert Purvis were abolitionists and … [Read more...] about Wednesday 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