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Renaissance Community Development Corporation Center, Inc. (RCDCC) BeyondTheBricks 68 views Lead by PASTOR THOMAS REDDICK The Renaissance Center's mission is to provide a safe, healthy living environment, enhanced by supportive services that address the special n...
Beyond the Bricks Jackson, MS BeyondTheBricks 32 views "If you can teach me, you can teach anyone"
Beyond the Bricks Boston BeyondTheBricks 23 views The education of black males is not just about them...
BTB Jackson: Touglaoo College Student BeyondTheBricks 61 views Tougaloo Student shares his thoughts on the difference between private and public school in Miss.
Beyond the Bricks Detroit BeyondTheBricks 57 views Detroit mother talks about the educational attitude of black males.
Beyond the Bricks Boston clip 1 BeyondTheBricks 38 views Marie St.Fleur talks about the need for community alignment with schools.
Eric & Shaq Beyond The Bricks Philadelphia BeyondTheBricks 83 views Eric and Shaq talks about the impact of the film.
Dr. Loury for Beyond The Bricks Philadelphia BeyondTheBricks 78 views Dr. Doreen Loury talks about the need for bringing communities together, and the impact of BTB Philadelphia
Mr. Muhibb Dyer in Milwaukee BeyondTheBricks 401 views Artist Muhibb Dyer presented a portrayal of a young man who reminds us of where some of our young people are, and that there is lots of work to do. This is the charge movin...
PSA Dead Prez - M1 BeyondTheBricks 307 views Produced by Washington Koen Media and supported by the Ford Foundation, Beyond the Bricks is a documentary film project and national community engagement campaign created w...

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The goal of the project is to promote ideas on solving one of Americas critical issues in education; the consistently low performance of African American boys is the public school system. The film will look at some of the most promising ideas and solutions presented by those charged to make the difference with this chronic problem. Though this is a national (and international) issue, the film will focus primarily on Newark, NJ, a city that boast some of the nations highest graduation rates among black teens and whose recently elected young Mayor has promised an unwavering commitment to addressing quality in education. In stark contrast however to the successes it claims on graduation, Newark also is one of Americas poorest and most violent cities, with an unemployment rate of 27.8% among those between the ages of 16-19 yrs, and alarming gang violence statistics. So it is of particular interest what happens in this urban enclave with so much renewed promise and also so many imposing obstacles. Beyond the Bricks will seek to focus on the potential of what can happen here and how it may parallel whats possible with addressing this issue on a national level. By speaking with politicians, experts and those in the Schools and the community, we wish to present concrete ideas on how we can finally assist these children to truly prepare to compete on equal ground for their futures. The project will seek to focus on three specific areas of interest in gathering theses ideas and best practices:
1) Public Policy How it directly affects the lives and educational prospects of all students; how can we adopt policies that better attend to the needs of poor, marginalized children.
2) Public School Systems What are the measures that can best enhance the classroom and school so that children are actively engaged in their education?
3) Teens and their Community What are the goals and responsibilities of the child, parents and the community in ensuring that child has best chance for a future?
By focusing solutions, Beyond the Bricks seeks to promote hope and idea that with people at every level working diligently on this issue that there can be real solutions to the seemingly insurmountable obstacles that have plagued education and African-American boys.

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