Tag Archives: Black Male Teachers

Positive Black Male News: Man refuses to let disability hamper ability to teach

Posted on May 22, 2013 by theblackmancan
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by Carrie Healey Michael Jones does not let his disability effect his ability to teach theatre and dance to Chicago youth. The Chicago native has performed with Arsenio Hall, Carol Lawrence, and Liberace. Jones was born with Earb’s Palsy, causing some … Continue reading →

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League of EXTRAordinary Black Men: Steven B. Walters

Posted on March 26, 2013 by theblackmancan
: I want all Black Boys to know that YOU are Powerful, Intelligent, beautiful people. ~ Steven Walters

TheBlackManCan is back in New York City to bring you another EXTRAordinary Black Man. We have made our way uptown to Harlem to bring you a Black Man who is always pushing his students and MENtees to chase their dreams. … Continue reading →

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League of EXTRAordinary Black Men: Amil Cook

Posted on March 5, 2013 by theblackmancan
BE OPTIMISTIC, never let anyone make you lose hope and belief that things will work out, for then you have already been defeated. ~Amil Cook

TheBlackManCan is making it way back to the Steel City of Pittsburgh, PA. We bring you a Black Man who is serious about improving our global community. He is working to educate, uplift and empower people and the students he … Continue reading →

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League of EXTRAordinary Black Men: Zellie Imani

Posted on January 28, 2013 by theblackmancan
There is no authentic Blackness, no right or wrong way to be black. ~ Zellie Imani

TheBlackManCan is back in the state of New Jersey to bring you another EXTRAordinary Black Man. We bring you a black man brings a unique, intelligent and well-informed international perspective to the topics he writes about and discusses. It is … Continue reading →

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Positive Black Male News: Chicago teacher made it to ‘Jeopardy!’ finals

Posted on December 4, 2012 by theblackmancan
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by Ugonna Okpalaoka This 1890 piece was named for a Verlaine poem that begins ‘Your soul is as a moonlit landscape fair.’” You may not know the answer, but 28-year-old Chicago AP History teacher Colby Burnett got it right and now … Continue reading →

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League of EXTRAordinary Black Men: Ramel Werner

Posted on September 24, 2012 by theblackmancan
I would encourage them to move beyond the mistakes that they will make in life and live in the lessons ~Ramel Werne

TheBlackManCan is back in the Windy City of Chicago, Illinois to bring you another Black Man making remarkable and positive contributions to society. Surrounded by dance-rhythms and the sound of music his entire life this soulful crooner grew up in … Continue reading →

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Positive Black Male News: 2012 Black Male Achievement Fellows

Posted on June 19, 2012 by theblackmancan
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The Black Male Achievement (BMA) Fellowship is a new fellowship program established by Open Society Foundations and Echoing Green dedicated to improve the life outcomes of black men and boys in the U.S. It is the first fellowship program of … Continue reading →

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Winners of the 2012 Black Man Can Awards!

Posted on June 18, 2012 by theblackmancan
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By: Jasmine Crowe CEO of BlackCelebrityGiving.com Can I just say WOW! When Brandon Frame, of TheBlackManCan.org and I sat down in March and decided to launch the Black Man Can awards, I don’t think either of us expected the results and tremendous … Continue reading →

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