What Works: Vernon Young, Jr.
This is the first in a series of profiles of young men who successfully navigated adolescence, academia and adversity to [...]
Jump-Starting the School Admissions Process for Your Child
Even though school has barely begun, if you are looking for a new school for your son or daughter to [...]
Back-to-School with GCP
GCP is back! After a brief hiatus to focus on family matters both sorrowful (the loss of my mom) and [...]
Thoughtful Thursday: Knoxville, Tennessee & Dreams
Today's inspiration comes in the form of a delightful poem by Nikki Giovanni about the joys of summer, and a [...]
Thoughtful Thursday: Independence Day Inspiration
Happy Fourth! Today's first Thoughtful Thursday offering is a moving poem about our nation written by Claude McKay, a Jamaican [...]
Report Cards: Celebrate the “E’s”
School is out for most of the nation, which means it is report card time. Are you eagerly anticipating your [...]
Thoughtful Thursday: The Bridge Builder
Today's Thoughtful Thursday post is a poem called "The Bridge Builder" by Will Allen Dromgoole (1860-1934). This poem comes courtesy [...]
Help Our Sons Learn Our History: The Civil Rights Movement
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated a key section of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. It is vital [...]
Class of 2013: Social Consciousness and Global Perspective
Yesterday's post featured Dr. Robert M. Franklin's powerful commencement speech which encouraged graduates of an all male high school to [...]
Class of 2013: The “Five Wells” of Renaissance Men
As June comes to a close, GCP congratulates all of the young men who are in the graduating class of [...]