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African American History in Urban Schools

Tameka Wilkins and

James Williams Dr. R. Dietzel

EDU 511

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IntroductionThis presentation will discuss:

Breakdown of the family

Black anti-intellectualism

Failure of urban K-12 schools

High incarceration rate of African American males

Reduced respect for human life

Victimology

Radical relativism Excessive race- consciousness

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Breakdown of the family

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Breakdown of the family Predominately single

parent households, usually headed by mother

Welfare, although a right, has served as enabler for African American women

African American children on welfare 23.6% (1963), to >70% (2016).

Many still don’t see how welfare reduces the value of black men

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African Armerican Single Mother Statistics

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Failure of Urban K-12 Schools

Too many students not getting a satisfactory education

Future high school dropouts, teenage pregnancies, increased juvenile activities

Unskilled workers, high unemployment, welfare beneficiaries, increased crime rate, GNP declines

(Cambridge, 2013)

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High Incarceration Rate• There is nearly a 70 percent chance that

an African American man without a high school diploma will be imprisoned by his mid-thirties.

• By their fourteenth birthday, African American children whose fathers do not have a high school diploma are more likely than not to see their fathers incarcerated.

• Juvenile incarceration can have lasting impacts on a young person's future (Kearney & Harris 2014).

(Wheeler, 2014)

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• Lack of education of parent affects the child

• Projected earnings by education attainment level

• Annual federal spending on students vs inmates, $12,643 to educate one student vs $28,323 to house one inmate.

• 6% of federal inmates, 67% state inmates, 69% local inmates in local jails did not complete high school. •

(U.S. Bureau of Justice, 2013)

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Failure of urban K-12 schools

Unions and teachers more interested in pay-raises and grants than student achievement.

Testing, and competition from Catholic schools is enormously high.

Replacing basic instruction with the self-esteem pedagogy.

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Reduced respect for human life Black women

have 30% of all abortions

Death of 350,000 fetuses a year

One every 90 seconds

Reduces civility with which people treat each other

Little respect for marriage

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Why We Need Black Fathers In the Home

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FszQelEQ2KY&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCCi0WdGIyY&feature=youtu.be

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United States of America

• Demographics of unemployment rate

by education level• Income by education

and gender• Median household income by education

levelMedian household income in 2012 dollars according to educational attainment

(U.S.CENSUS 2012)

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Victimology Jesse Jackson & Al

Sharpton’s ideologies on reparations undermines initiative

Lack of honest debate among black leaders

Fear of being labeled as “Uncle Tom”

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Black anti-intellectualism African Americans

seeking education often accused of “acting white”

As a culture, don’t view education as vehicle for advancement.

Black leaders push for advancement of affirmative action at elite universities

Has pernicious effects on talented young blacks.

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Radical relativism Black leaders and

liberal academics allow negative behavior of celebrities

P. Diddy, OJ Simpson, and Dennis Rodman, fail to hold them accountable

Blacks fail to register negativity of the Hip-Hop culture

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ConclusionThis presentation covered:

Breakdown of the family

Black anti-intellectualism

Failure of urban K-12 schools

High incarceration rate of African American males

Reduced respect for human life

Victimology

Radical relativism Excessive race- consciousness

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(Job Hunt Hero, 2016)

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