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Welcome Parents, Students, and Others |
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 From the Desk of the President
There are few things that I am more passionate about than fighting for high-quality education for black youth. Without it, many of our children will remain trapped in poverty. That's why I started the NBPA. Learn More |
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 Please Congress, Reauthorize No Child Left Behind
We cannot go back to the days of no accountability in public education. The days when public schools routinely failed children, especially minority children, without any accountability. Black parents must ignore complaints leveled against NCLB and support reauthorizing the law. Learn More
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 Back to Separate and Unequal
In 1896, the Supreme Court of the United States (Court) sanctioned the separate but equal doctrine in the landmark case of Plessy v. Ferguson (Plessy). It held that whites could maintain separate public facilities if black public facilities were equal. Learn More |
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 Why Jena?
Why has the so-called “Jena 6” case so enthralled African Americans when we face so many other problems nationwide? For instance, in 2004, the Department of Justice released a report that said Black males 18-24 years old had the highest murder rates of any group in the nation. Learn More
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 Why Obama, Why Now!
Under normal circumstances, I would not support the presidential candidacy of a person merely because of the person’s race. However, in this historical moment, I am admittedly supporting Senator Obama primarily because he is the first African American presidential candidate with a real possibility of winning at least his party’s nomination. Learn More
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