Empowering African AmericanMales

StereotypesStereotypes

Stereotypes are Stereotypes are dangerous dangerous perceptions we all perceptions we all havehave..

Checking one’s own Checking one’s own attitude and hidden attitude and hidden behaviors.behaviors.

African American Males are 72% less African American Males are 72% less likely to attend college than Caucasian likely to attend college than Caucasian

Males.Males. Over represented in Over represented in

Special education Special education programs.programs.

Have higher levels of Have higher levels of behavior problems in the behavior problems in the school setting.school setting.

Are often feared by Are often feared by teachers regardless of teachers regardless of the teacher’s race.the teacher’s race.

The odds are against The odds are against them.them.

Need Your HelpNeed Your Help

Identify college as an Identify college as an opportunityopportunity

Increase self-esteemIncrease self-esteem Identify what the Identify what the

student needs to do student needs to do to reach his goalsto reach his goals

Network within the Network within the child’s communitychild’s community

Make African American History Part Make African American History Part of Regular Curriculumof Regular Curriculum

Help the students to understand that all of our history involves interaction with one another

Seek and teach about positive African Americanrole models

Learn About the CommunityLearn About the Community

Become a part of the Become a part of the child’s communitychild’s community

Establish a safety net Establish a safety net around the child by using around the child by using the circle of trust modelthe circle of trust model

Talk with community Talk with community leadersleaders

Talk with the child’s next Talk with the child’s next school level teachersschool level teachers

Self-EsteemSelf-Esteem

Low self-esteem is the Low self-esteem is the #1 cause for Black #1 cause for Black males acting out males acting out behaviorsbehaviors

Stop pitying themStop pitying them, ,

start helping the start helping the child to see his own child to see his own skin color as the giftskin color as the gift

it is……it is……

Give students the gift of high Give students the gift of high expectationsexpectations

Talk to the child daily about Talk to the child daily about collegecollege

Ask the child what college Ask the child what college he is going to attendhe is going to attend

If the child does not know, If the child does not know, help him explore some help him explore some collegescolleges

Discuss financial programs Discuss financial programs available in his futureavailable in his future

Believe!Believe!

Children know when you Children know when you are actingare acting

Show the child that you Show the child that you believe in himbelieve in him

Praise the child oftenPraise the child often Look for positives even Look for positives even

when they are hard to when they are hard to findfind

Notes to mom, a warm Notes to mom, a warm smile, a compliment can smile, a compliment can go a long waygo a long way

Create a Committee Create a Committee

Don’t go Don’t go ughugh!! PlugPlug, all your talents together, all your talents together To find what works bestTo find what works best For the boys in your schoolFor the boys in your school

Without a catalyst for change for the Without a catalyst for change for the positive, African American males will positive, African American males will continue to fall to the wayside.continue to fall to the wayside.

Be the catalyst!Be the catalyst!

LoveLove

Is the strongest word anyone of us knows.Is the strongest word anyone of us knows.

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