Real talk this idea of blaming or being resentful of Black women for ANY move we make is wack to me.
I have DOZENS more programs as well.
Where Do We Go From Here? Philanthropic Support for Black Men and Boys
Funding for Black Male Achievement Is Growing
The rich irony is that the blame is never cast on the white men. How we default to Black women is a magic trick I’m still trying to figure out.
Trump's Spending Cuts Would Create the Black America He's Been Talking About - Talk Poverty
Some of the same blk male leadership harping about don’t vote, or what has Trump done to hurt us, or I’m a blk conservative b:c liberal policies don’t help, all but ignore the realities that conservatives have GUTTED the evil liberal programs that have traditionally benefitted millions of black youth. We are talking young black boys.
From the cradle to the grave, these billions of dollars in cuts will leave black Americans worse off—especially since African Americans are over-represented as beneficiaries for many of the programs. Cuts of approximately $150 million to the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program—where blacks represent 20 percent of enrollment—guarantees fewer black families receive nutrition education and supplements necessary for small children. The elimination of $1.2 billion in grants to after-school and summer programs, which serve 1 in 4 black students, will leave millions of kids without opportunities that give them a chance to get ahead. At the college level, nearly two thirds of black undergrads at public four-year institutions depend on tuition assistance received through Pell Grants. Reducing the funding for this program by $3.9 billion ensures fewer black students go to college, even as the labor market demands more credentials for good quality jobs. And for blacks in the labor market, the cuts to the Labor Department—which provides training for people who decide against a four-year degree, and combats the discrimination that still plagues black workers—makes it harder to get and keep a decent job
So I’m not understanding this hot take. And it’s disheartening in a lot of ways but whatever I guess.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.chicagoreporter.com/black-graduation-rate-rises-but-funding-cuts-jeopardize-improvements/%3famp
And you are very right. When I go to school board meetings, I wish I saw more AAs there. There are summer programs that poor black families don’t even know about.
The YMCA for instance does a free summer institute for pre-teens. No membership fee, just register and have an ID in my city. Dozens of blk boys would safely play basketball, there were teen mixers and teen talks. Schools still provide free breakfast and lunch in many cities, so I encouraged men to start summer camps. My district just requires that you have a training to use the food services. Some grants will even provide transportation.
There are people doing professional developmebt camps, leadership camps for boys. All kinds of stuff. There are so many opportunities available.
