Redefining The Narrative: Improving Educational Outcomes For Black Males in Jackson
Redefining The Narrative Improving Educational Outcomes for Black Males in Jackson Hakim Nathaniel Crampton, Director - A.M.E.N. 4 Youth, LLC This article was originally written November 24th, 2016. Copyright hakim nathaniel crampton On November 17th and 18th Jackson College held the third series of a long term initiative in Jackson to research the causes of black male underachievement and collaborate with community and national stakeholders to identify real and employable solutions to improve the academic and ultimate life outcomes for males of color. Lee Hampton, director of Jackson College Multicultural Affairs began this initiative in 2008 by hosting the first African American Male Summit. Together with many other invested community leaders, educators, and concerned citizens, the first Summit’s collaborative brainstorming produced a guided outline that identified many of the systemic causes with potential solutions to the crisis. Some of the causes identified were curriculum bias, ...