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Our May eNews invites features a summer opportunity for men of color who work with middle and high school students, Discovering Rituals, Understanding Manhood (D.R.U.M.). Read the newsletter: conta.cc/3X65i12

Spring is a time to contemplate summer plans and our April eNews shares that COSEBOC is excited to offer you and your team the opportunity to elevate your educational aspirations with one (or all) of our Professional Development offerings. Read more! conta.cc/4d7JB6B

COSEBOC Standards Course for Schools Educating Boys of Color is the foundational course that we recommend as a starting point for all teams. bit.ly/3PkaVod

COSEBOC’s professional development series offers three signature courses, promoting equity and excellence for all students, particularly by focusing on the education and empowerment of boys and young men of color. bit.ly/3xCpSve

This #NationalPoetryMonth we honor Zora Neale Hurston, celebrated Harlem Renaissance writer. Learn about this brilliant, enigmatic, visionary, gifted, contradictory, and determined woman in the PBS in-depth biography, Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space. to.pbs.org/4aJqq0z

Celebrating #NationalPoetryMonth on the birthday of Maya Angelou, memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist. A literary and cultural icon, she is perhaps best known for her book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and her oft-cited poem “Still I Rise” bit.ly/43JUXJo

When @bigpiclearning brings the squad together it is always a “Family Affair” #SquadWork @Carlos_Moreno06 @tonyminnieapple @cjacksonj13 @MichelleSadrena @MickeyBreeze

Celebrating #womenshistory with Robin Harris! Robin is a lifelong educator and believer that learning takes places outside of the classroom. Here she is Professional Learning Facilitator for our course, COSEBOC Standards for Educating Boys of Color. bit.ly/3vmjnw5

Our March eNews is a celebration of Women’s History, underscoring how we could not do this work at COSEBOC without our partners. So today we set a framework of gratitude for these pillars of our organization, and the many others prior to their time. conta.cc/4aqiFwy

Celebrating #womenshistory with one of our own -- Professional Development Facilitator Gene Thompson-Grove. With over 40 years of experience, Gene works with educators to create school cultures that support transformational learning. More about Gene: bit.ly/4946Vij

From the NYTimes: A century ago, a dinner party in New York set in motion one of the most influential cultural movements of the 20th century. It was barely covered at the time, but the NYTimes explored archival material and have reconstructed much of it. nyti.ms/3VyxCbT

59 years ago today, March 21, 1965, Martin Luther King Jr. began the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama with 3,200 civil rights demonstrators beginning a historic march that changed the tide of history. bit.ly/43IJpXb

#womenshistory Celebrating internationally celebrated artist Joan Baez. Of Scottish (her mother) and Mexican (her father) descent, Baez's distinctive vocal style and political activism had a significant impact on American popular music. bit.ly/3wY7rAR

#womenshistory Celebrating a lifetime of STEM in honor of Katherine G. Johnson, NASA mathematician whose computations influenced space exploration efforts from Mercury through the shuttle program. She was in high school by age 10. Video interview: bit.ly/3v8RAPD

#womenshistory Celebrating a lifetime of STEM in honor of Katherine G. Johnson, NASA mathematician whose computations influenced space exploration efforts from Mercury through the shuttle program. She was in high school by age 10. Video interview: bit.ly/3v8RAPD

Bennett College graduates are continuing to thrive after 150 years, despite efforts to challenge their accreditation and a lack of adequate funding. wordinblack.com/2024/03/sister…

Today we celebrate Daisy Bates, a civil rights activist and President of the Arkansas chapter of the NAACP who was heavily involved in enrolling the Little Rock Nine in Little Rock Central High School in the mid to late 1950s. #womenshistory womenshistory.org/education-reso…

#womenshistory Celebrating Lucretia Mott- American Quaker, abolitionist, women's rights activist. Mott is considered the "foremost white female abolitionist in the United States". She called for the emancipation of enslaved people in 1818. bit.ly/3v74tJM

Celebrating #womenshistory with Shirley Chisholm. Imagine the world if Shirley Chisholm did not stand up and live her beliefs. Where would we be today? Watch A Groundbreaking Legacy: bit.ly/3TzZwTu

Celebrating #womenshistory from the past to the present, today we introduce one of our own, Dr. Deidre R. Farmbry. At the heart of our work at COSEBOC as friend, collaborator, team leader and PD Facilitator, read more: conta.cc/3Tem1wP