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The Black Male Leadership Development Institute (BMLDI) is a program that brings black males in g... more The Black Male Leadership Development Institute (BMLDI) is a program that brings black males in grades 9-12 together in a year-long program designed to increase educational and leadership opportunities and life chances. The BMLDI allows young black men to take the competencies that they already have and expand them into a repertoire of leadership skills that can have a practical impact in their local communities. By creating a supportive learning community and offering a challenging curriculum and rich set of activities that enhance self-awareness, they acquire leadership skills that help change life-outcomes, increase life chances, and empower the young men served to be change agents in their communities. This asset focused program builds from strengths instead of cataloging deficits. For almost a decade, this program has helped young black men in the Greater Pittsburgh region develop into strong leaders. This presentation will share the culture, objectives, curriculum, resources, assessment tools, and outcomes of this amazing program
Teachers College Record: The Voice of Scholarship in Education, 2021
Background/Context This research is informed by leadership theory and care ethics and how these t... more Background/Context This research is informed by leadership theory and care ethics and how these theories intersect with race-consciousness. This study contributes to the emerging literature on race-conscious leadership ethics that supports building capacity for equity leadership. Purpose The authors explore the intersection of race-consciousness and leadership ethics, studying how leaders explain their practices for increasing equity, their leadership ethics, and their sense of responsibility and personal capacity to address racial achievement disparities. Participants The participants are 22 school leaders: 20 principals and two school district officials from 14 urban and suburban school districts in a metropolitan region in one northeastern state. Research Design This article draws from a semistructured interview study, based on Seidman's three-component interview design but combined in a single interview: history, focus, and reflection. The authors follow a constructivist, ex...
Beyond Plight: Defining Pathways to Optimal Development for Black Men and Boys across the Life Co... more Beyond Plight: Defining Pathways to Optimal Development for Black Men and Boys across the Life Course is ABFE's contribution for creating better lives for us, and, by extension, our world. It is a long title, which challenges us to look beyond quick solutions. The observations and recommendations within Beyond Plight were based upon input from funders and practitioners who have invested resources and brain power into better outcomes for Black men and boys – some for their entire professional careers. We connected with key thought leaders, whose names you find on page three. These are people who have been committed to this work for some time and even invoke their lived & shared experiences – this isn't theory. It also continues the work of practitioners who looked into the early childhood aspects of optimal development, through our previously released report, titled, "Exceeding Expectations: A Shared Vision for Impact and Definitions of Success for Black Men and Boys"
African American boys often begin to fall behind other students in U.S. public school systems dur... more African American boys often begin to fall behind other students in U.S. public school systems during the third or fourth grade (Asher, 1991; Kunjufu, 1983, 1984). In recent decades, numerous studies conducted by national agencies, foundations, social scientists, and education scholars report that educational failure and racial trauma, experienced at all levels of the education system, have deleterious effects on personal well-being and life chances for African American males. These experiences can lead to a lower quality of life, shorter life expectancy, “What Works”: Applying Critical Race Praxis to the Design of Educational and Mentoring Interventions for African American Males Journal of African American Males in Education Fall 2018 Vol. 9 Issue 2
The Black Male Leadership Development Institute (BMLDI) is a program that brings black males in g... more The Black Male Leadership Development Institute (BMLDI) is a program that brings black males in grades 9-12 together in a year-long program designed to increase educational and leadership opportunities and life chances. The BMLDI allows young black men to take the competencies that they already have and expand them into a repertoire of leadership skills that can have a practical impact in their local communities. By creating a supportive learning community and offering a challenging curriculum and rich set of activities that enhance self-awareness, they acquire leadership skills that help change life-outcomes, increase life chances, and empower the young men served to be change agents in their communities. This asset focused program builds from strengths instead of cataloging deficits. For almost a decade, this program has helped young black men in the Greater Pittsburgh region develop into strong leaders. This presentation will share the culture, objectives, curriculum, resources, assessment tools, and outcomes of this amazing program
Teachers College Record: The Voice of Scholarship in Education, 2021
Background/Context This research is informed by leadership theory and care ethics and how these t... more Background/Context This research is informed by leadership theory and care ethics and how these theories intersect with race-consciousness. This study contributes to the emerging literature on race-conscious leadership ethics that supports building capacity for equity leadership. Purpose The authors explore the intersection of race-consciousness and leadership ethics, studying how leaders explain their practices for increasing equity, their leadership ethics, and their sense of responsibility and personal capacity to address racial achievement disparities. Participants The participants are 22 school leaders: 20 principals and two school district officials from 14 urban and suburban school districts in a metropolitan region in one northeastern state. Research Design This article draws from a semistructured interview study, based on Seidman's three-component interview design but combined in a single interview: history, focus, and reflection. The authors follow a constructivist, ex...
Beyond Plight: Defining Pathways to Optimal Development for Black Men and Boys across the Life Co... more Beyond Plight: Defining Pathways to Optimal Development for Black Men and Boys across the Life Course is ABFE's contribution for creating better lives for us, and, by extension, our world. It is a long title, which challenges us to look beyond quick solutions. The observations and recommendations within Beyond Plight were based upon input from funders and practitioners who have invested resources and brain power into better outcomes for Black men and boys – some for their entire professional careers. We connected with key thought leaders, whose names you find on page three. These are people who have been committed to this work for some time and even invoke their lived & shared experiences – this isn't theory. It also continues the work of practitioners who looked into the early childhood aspects of optimal development, through our previously released report, titled, "Exceeding Expectations: A Shared Vision for Impact and Definitions of Success for Black Men and Boys"
African American boys often begin to fall behind other students in U.S. public school systems dur... more African American boys often begin to fall behind other students in U.S. public school systems during the third or fourth grade (Asher, 1991; Kunjufu, 1983, 1984). In recent decades, numerous studies conducted by national agencies, foundations, social scientists, and education scholars report that educational failure and racial trauma, experienced at all levels of the education system, have deleterious effects on personal well-being and life chances for African American males. These experiences can lead to a lower quality of life, shorter life expectancy, “What Works”: Applying Critical Race Praxis to the Design of Educational and Mentoring Interventions for African American Males Journal of African American Males in Education Fall 2018 Vol. 9 Issue 2