Education - Males of Color

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Interview with Dr. Leslie Fenwick and Dr. Ivory Toldson, both from the School of Education, Howard University,. Host: Brian Handy, Producer: Khalil Shadeed, Read the Breaking Barriers Report.

At this point, it’s almost a cliché to declare “There are more black men in jail than in college.” I’ve heard it my entire life-from adults, friends, politicians, and assorted pundits. When he was just a presidential candidate, then-Senator Barack Obama told the NAACP that “We have more work to do when more young black men languish in prison than attend colleges and universities across America…

For those who question the value of college in this era of soaring student debt and high unemployment, the attitudes and experiences of today’s young adults—members of the so-called Millennial generation—provide a compelling answer…