While you are making plans to see "Red Tails", the film about the Tuskegee Airmen produced by George Lucas (try to go this weekend!), also make a note to check out "Double Victory", Lucas' documentary companion to "Red Tails", on The History Channel. Originally aired earlier this month, "Double Victory" will be shown again on The History Channel as [...]
Red Tails is an action film inspired by the heroic exploits of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first all African American World War II aerial combat unit. Directed by Anthony Hemingway ("The Wire"), from a screenplay by John Ridley ("Undercover Brother") and Aaron McGruder ("The Boondocks"), the film features a powerful ensemble cast led by Oscar winner Cuba Gooding and [...]
In an earlier post, GCP covered New Jersey Police Detective Sergeant Thomas Rich's presentation on sexting (Texting, Sexting: What You and Your Children Should Know, November 22, 2011). Today's focus is cyberbullying, featuring perspectives from Sgt. Rich and others*. Cyberbullying, says Sgt. Rich, is "the next generation of hate". He recommends that we teach our children that their words [...]
GCP recently attended a seminar on "Texting, Sexting, Facebook and Cyberbullying" conducted by New Jersey Police Detective Sergeant Thomas Rich. Sgt. Rich has worked on the issues of Internet safety for over ten years, and through his company, "Always Connected", advises law enforcement, educators, parents and children of all ages how to utilize technology in a positive way. Here [...]
A professor at a Pennsylvania university recently set out to determine how college student's grades are impacted by their Facebook usage. Today's New York Times reveals his study's surprising conclusions, in an article found here. The study found that while spending an inordinate amount of time on Facebook is related to negative outcomes, just checking Facebook for a few [...]
This week National Public Radio is featuring a series called "School"s Out: America's Dropout Crisis" in which it looks at the dropout crisis through the stories of five people, three of whom have already dropped out and two who are at risk. The series overview can be found here. Today's broadcast features the story of Patrick Lundvick, a Black [...]
Ben Jealous responds to the growing opposition to the NAACP's role in the lawsuit against the NYC Department of Education in an op-ed piece in today's NY Daily News, found here. Readers, what are your thoughts on this issue? It is your turn to weigh in!
Here's an update to our latest post: In today's NY Daily News, Stanley Crouch weighs in on the NAACP involvement in the NYC DOE suit with "The NAACP Enters an Unholy Alliance: It's Fighting Charter Schools Rather Than Supporting Them", found here. Let's hear what you think about this issue...
Education issues abound in the news these days, and we'd like to hear what you think about them: The battle over the best course for school reform went into high gear in the black community on May 18th, when the NAACP joined with the United Federation of Teachers to file a lawsuit against the New York City Department of [...]
Marc Aronson, an author and editor who writes a blog called "Nonfiction Matters" for the website schoolibraryjournal.com, reviews our blog in his latest post which can be found here. Take a look at this and browse through his other posts while you are there.