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Join The Black Star
Community PTA (BSCPTA)
The BSCPTA was chartered as part of the National PTA in 2009. The community PTA model is a growing trend designed to address larger issues such as poverty, crime and inequality in the educational system that are far too often seen in marginalized communities and have a profoundly negative impact on students' educational outcomes.
The BSCPTA is recruiting 500 members from around. You can become a member of the BSCPTA by sending your membership dues of $10.00 from anywhere in the country to:
Black Star Community PTA
3509 South King Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60653
or call 773.285.9600 for more information. Please include your name, address, email and phone number with each membership. For more information about the National PTA, visit www.pta.org.
Click Here to Learn How to Establish a Community PTA
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N.C.A.A. Is Reopening Inquiry Into Academic Violations at North Carolina
By MARC TRACY
June 30, 2014
The N.C.A.A. announced on Monday that it was reopening an investigation into whether the University of North Carolina athletics program violated rules in connection with a department that held dozens of bogus classes that distributed inflated grades to athletes.
The inquiry concerns one of the largest scandals in college sports, in which, between 1997 and 2011, instructors in the African and Afro-American Studies Department are suspected of making hundreds of grade changes over dozens of courses, some of which had significant numbers of football and men's basketball players enrolled. Many athletes were reportedly steered to those classes by academic advisers.
The university "has received a verbal notice of inquiry from the N.C.A.A. that it will reopen its 2011 examination of academic irregularities," Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham said in a statement.
Law enforcement and university officials contend that Julius Nyang'oro, a former professor, had taught classes that rarely met and, as chairman, had presided over a department in which classes frequently populated by athletes experienced illicit grade changes, sometimes over professors' forged signatures. Reports of the scandal were first printed in The News & Observer of Raleigh, N.C., in 2011.
Late last year, Nyang'oro was indicted on a fraud charge. But a few weeks ago, the local district attorney told The News & Observer that he was considering dropping the charge because of Nyang'oro's cooperation with an independent investigation that the university commissioned in February.
The reopened investigation comes at a time when the N.C.A.A. and U.N.C. athletics are under intense scrutiny, and could signal a new climate of tougher accountability. It comes against the backdrop of one of the largest challenges to the N.C.A.A.'s model, which just ended in an Oakland, Calif., courtroom.
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The Black Star Project
is sponsoring an introduction to Pipefitting for candidates for the next class of Pipefitters
with Mr. Adam Sutter of
CHICAGO Pipefitters LOCAL 597
on/at
Wednesday July 9, 2014, 6:30pm
The Black Star Project
3509 South King Drive
Chicago, Illinois
Applicants must:
- be at least 17 years of age to apply and 18 years old to be accepted into the program
- have a high school diploma or GED, valid driver's license and a birth certificate
- be able to express their desire and commitment to starting a successful career in the Trades
- be able to work in the United States legally
An applicant does not have to have any experience but if they do that is a plus. Please call 773.285.9600 for more information about this opportunity and to RSVP/register for this session. Only 20 candidates will be admitted to this introductory session. Attending this session does not guarantee that you will become an apprentice! Additional review and evaluation, beyond this session, will occur.
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Dr. Abdulalim A. Shabazz
Joins Our Elders
May 22, 1927 - June 25, 2014
Dr. Donald Smith, former president of the National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE), former teacher at Wendell Phillips High School in Chicago and founder of the Northeastern Illinois University Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies, and friend of Dr. Abdulalim Shabazz, has announced that Dr. Abdulalim A. Shabazz, Distinguished Professor of Mathematics at Grambling, a valued teacher, mentor, producer of of Black mathematicians and a mathematical genius, has passed away.
About Dr. Shabazz (from Wikipedia)
Shabazz was appointed an Assistant Professor of Mathematics by Tuskegee Institute in 1956. From 1957 until 1963, he served as chairman and Associate Professor of Mathematics at Clark Atlanta University.
From 1975 until 1986, Shabazz taught in Chicago, Detroit, and in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. In 1986, Shabazz came back to Clark Atlanta, where he served as chair from 1990 until 1995. From 1998 until 2000, Shabazz was Chairman of the Mathematics and Computer Science Department at Lincoln University (Pennsylvania). He is currently a professor and endowed chair in mathematics at Grambling State University.
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Young, Gifted, Black, Scientific,SEXY and Brilliant!!!
Left: Isfahan Chambers-Harris, Ph.D. in Biomedical Science, Morehouse School of Medicine
Middle: Trivia Frazier-Wiltz, Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences, Tulane University School of Medicine
Right: Shewit Tekeste, Ph.D. in Molecular and Medical Pharmacology,University Of California, Los Angeles
Left: Talmesha Richards, Ph.D. Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Middle: Kyla McMullen, Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Michigan
Right: Taeyjuana Curry, Ph.D. in Physics, University of Michigan
Please share this article with your sons...and your daughters!
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By Kyla McMullen, Ph.D.
This article exists to change the stereotypical image of what scientists look like, to serve as a reference or resource and to bring visibility to the breadth of beauty in science. On February 25, 2013, Business Insider created an article showcasing The Sexiest Scientists Alive! (as of 6/14/14, there is no 2014 list).
As I scrolled through the article, much to my chagrin, I observed that out of 50 scientists, there were no Black women listed. This would lead the reader to believe that either: a) There are no Black women who are scientists OR b) The Black women who are scientists are not good looking
Despite the magazine's intentional or unintentional exclusion, the purpose of this article is to increase the visibility of Black female scientists and show the world that we do exist.
Furthermore, if I were a young Black girl looking at the Business Insider Article, I would unconsciously be receiving the not-so-subtle message that people who look like me do not excel in science.
The face of Science needs an extreme makeover. If the current generation is going to be engaged in scientific careers, we need to dispel the stereotypical image of a scientist as being a white, glasses wearing, socially-inept nerd. This generation needs to see that being a scientist is not a death sentence to a life of awkwardness.
Click Here to Read Full Story and See Great Pictures of Some of the Smartest, Most Beautiful Women in the World (who happen to be Black)!
Click Here to See the Business Insider's List of Sexiest Scientists Alive that Excluded Black Women!
Click Here to Let Business Insider Know that they Made A Horrendous Mistake Leaving Black Women Out of Sexiest Scientists Alive and Ask Them to Correct their Mistake!
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Bring Back Our Girls
300 Nigerian Girls Kidnapped!
Join the international effort to save them?
to Help "Bring Back Our Girls"!!!
Dear Phillip,
As Secretary Kerry said, we will continue to provide counterterrorism assistance to help Nigerian authorities, during this terrible tragedy, to develop a comprehensive approach to combating Boko Haram. We continue to stand firmly with the people of Nigeria in their efforts to bring the terrorist violence perpetrated by Boko Haram to an end while ensuring civilian protection and respect for human rights.
Thank you for contacting the U.S. Department of State.
Bureau of Public Affairs
Office of Public Liaison
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Keep Dyett High School Open
By Phillip Jackson
June 27, 2014
Last year, 50 Chicago schools were closed and thousands of educational professionals were terminated from their jobs. Most of these schools were in the African American community and most of the terminated educational professionals were Black.
Yesterday, more than 1,000 additional educational professionals were terminated from the Chicago Public Schools. This image of creating "educational deserts" in poor, Black communities has been a disaster for the international perception of Chicago.
One case in particular that deserves attention in Chicago is that of Walter H. Dyett High School. The possible future closing of Dyett deserves a community hearing and the support of all Chicago to keep it open. Alderman Will Burns and the Kenwood Oakland Community Organization both want to keep Dyett High School open.
Closing schools and turning around schools without the input or engagement of the communities where the schools are located provides a tremendous disservice to those communities. Simply doing "what is right for schools" without working to do what is right for communities will never create the best results for the communities or the students in those schools/communities.
Community members, faith-based organizations, businesses and educators should all support and participate in a community hearing and give Dyett High School their support so that Washington Park will have a high-quality, local school for its students.
Any plan for Dyett High School must include re-tooling the neighborhood feeder elementary schools so that they are producing strong 8th-grade graduates who will succeed at the new Dyett High School, or at any high schools in Chicago.
Dyett High School deserves the best ideas for high schools from around the country. Additionally, any plan for a new Dyett High School must also include intensive and constant parent and community outreach and engagement in the design, educational and governing process for the new Dyett High School. |
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10 Worst States in America
for Black Children
Black families pondering a move to the Midwest might want to read this, especially if they have young children. According to a national report, Wisconsin has been ranked the worst state in the country when it comes to racial disparities for children.
Wisconsin scored a 238 on its ability to prepare black children for educational and financial success, the lowest of all states (the average score was 345). Interestingly, Wisconsin was ranked 10th overall in its preparation for white children.
Ten Worst States in America for Black Children
1) Wisconsin
2) Mississippi
3) Michigan
4) Louisiana
5) Arkansas
6) Ohio
7) Alabama
8) Indiana
9) South Carolina
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