Success in education looks different all over the world. It’s goal oriented, so the manner of teaching children to read, write, or do math may be different. But at its heart, education is intended to build...Read More
Category: Education Improvement
Improving How People Work Together: Developing Systems to Support Black Male Educators
Diverse and inclusive workforces in education are essential to ensuring that students have a quality educational experience. Unfortunately, one of the biggest challenges to this goal is the shortage of Black educators. Despite students of color...Read More
Men Can Re-Learn New Rituals and Practices to Normalize Showing Love
For women, saying “I love you” to friends and family comes naturally – and at times, too easily. For men, outside of a romantic or sexual relationship, those words may feel impossible to say. Whether it’s...Read More
Are Black Male Educators Spending Too Much Time with Students?
According to a recent survey from DonorsChoose, Black male teachers spend more time mentoring and counseling students than teachers of any other demographic. This same trend emerged with tutoring students outside of class. More students are...Read More
Black Male Educators: Overcoming Educational Challenges Through Experience
Black students are often left behind by the education system, and Black male students in particular. They confront obstacles in school that leave massive gaps in opportunity, leading to lower educational attainment. These gaps are well...Read More
Teacher Burnout – Black Male Educators are feeling, but they will never tell you that.
The other day, I was invited to attend a webinar entitled Unique Impact, Unique Burdens: Insights into the Black Male Educator Experience. It was hosted by DonorsChoose. During the webinar, Kristen Joye Lyles, Vice President, Equity...Read More
Collective Intelligence: The New Generation of Black Male Educators
Diversity and inclusion at the front of the classroom provide a socially and emotionally robust experience throughout every student’s education. And yet, the number of BIPOC educators has been abysmal for decades. Even with students of...Read More
Social-Emotional Learning for Black Students
The last several years, living in a near-constant state of flux has thrown the whole world into an increased sense of instability, confusion, and uncertainty. It has taken its toll on every area of life. No...Read More
Conflict Mitigation for Black Male Educators
Conflict is something that’s impossible to avoid. Whether someone is at home, in the classroom, or at work, there will inevitably be some form of conflict that the person comes into contact with. Since the presence...Read More
BMEsTalk Expands in 2022: It’s Time to Transform the Lives of Black Students for the Better
BMEsTalk is humbled to be partnering with CommunityBuild Ventures. We will expand across the United States and the globe, taking the world by storm. We will continue to positively impact the lives of all students, particularly...Read More