Black Male Summit

Empowering Parents, Guardians and Caring Adults to Support African American Educational Excellence This panel will equip parents, grandparents, guardians and caring adults with the information and resources needed to support and advocate for African American students in the metropolitan Atlanta area. Panelists will provide tips for building meaningful relationships with educators and school leaders. Panelists Otha Thornton, President, National Parent Teacher Association David Banks, Founder and CEO, Eagle Academy Adrienne Goss, Teacher, Atlanta Public Schools Lucia McBath, Founder, Walk With Jordan Scholarship Foundation, mother of Jordan Davis William Greene, Principal, Mundy’s Mill High School Moderator Bryant T. Marks

My Brother’s Keeper: Leveraging Research & Community Resources to Support our Sons This panel will describe programs, policies and practices that result in safe, supportive and successful environments for boys and men of color. Consistent with the President’s remarks during the launch of the My Brother’s Keeper Initiative, this panel will underscore the need to support boys and men of color with particular emphasis on pipelines and pathways enhancing the academic and workforce preparedness of African American males. Panelists Marlyn Tillman, Gwinnett SToPP/Dignity in Schools Damon Williams, Sr. Vice President, Chief Educational and Youth Development Officer, Boys and Girls Club of America J. Luke Wood, Assistant Professor, San Diego State University Scott Roberts, Senior Campaign Manager, The Advancement Project Ronald Streets, Central Gwinnett High School Moderator David Johns, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans

The Cost & Consequence Of Gun Violence Michael Skolnik, Political Director to Russell Simmons & Editor-in-Chief, GlobalGrind.com

What Does it Mean to Be College And Career Ready in the African American Community? This panel will explain what it means for African American students to graduate high school college and career ready. Panelists will discuss popular policies and practices impacting African Americans students, schools and communities (including the Common Core, clarifying the relationship between public charter schools and public non-charter schools and the importance of science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics). Panelists will speak to specific strategies that have demonstrated success in supporting boys and men of color, especially those disconnected from formal systems of education or employment. Panelists Charmaine Mercer, Vice President of Education Policy, the Alliance for Excellent Education Gary McGaha, President, Atlanta Metropolitan State College Joshua Young, Student, Atlanta Technical College Nina Gilbert, Founder, Ivy Prep Academy Network Enrico Scott, Junior, Morehouse College Moderator Jeff Johnson, Communications & Strategic Specialist

Reflections on Pathways to Success Panelists Hosea Chanchez, Actor, The Game Wendy Raquel Robinson, Actress, The Game

This panel will highlight the importance of investing in the academic, social and emotional development of African American men and boys beginning at birth; including integrated student support services; high quality college and career ready coursework and out-of-school programs and services designed to ensure academic success as well as developmentally appropriate social and emotional growth. Donna-Marie Winn, Scientist, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina David Johns, Executive Director, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans David Rice, Chair, Department of Psychology, Morehouse College Joiselle Cunningham, Teaching Ambassador Fellow, U.S. Department of Education Odessius Fitts, Senior, Booker T. Washington High School Moderator Jeff Johnson, Communications & Strategic Specialist

The State of African American Education Today Presenter Ivory Toldson, Deputy Director, White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Welcome John Silvanus Wilson, Jr. President, Morehouse College David Johns, Executive Director, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans Amy DuBois Barnett, Editor-in-Chief, Ebony Magazine

My Brother’s Keeper: Community Forum As President Obama stated, “My Brother’s Keeper” is about helping more of our young people stay on track; providing the support they need to think more broadly about their future; building on what works, when it works, in those critical life-changing moments. This community forum is designed to highlight what works and what’s needed to support boys and men of color in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Panelists Jim Shelton, Deputy Secretary of Education, US Department of Education Bryant Marks, President’s Board of Advisors, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans Al Dotson, President’s Board of Advisors, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans/Former Executive Director 100 Black Men of America Moderator David Johns, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans

Town Hall Meeting: The Costs and Benefits of Education and Education Reform in Metro Atlanta Panelists will discuss the impact that an effective education system and an educated population can have on key aspects of an urban community, including, but not limited to: 1) workforce development and attracting businesses, 2) crime, incarceration, and recidivism, 3) city/county financial expenses and investments, and 4) political and civic engagement. Ideas regarding improving educational outcomes for all students, but black males in particular, will also be shared. Panelists John Handy, Chair, Economics, Morehouse College (Opening Remarks) John Eaves, Chair, Fulton County Commission Courtney English, Chair, Atlanta Board of Education Ceasar Mitchell, President, Atlanta City Council Michael Hill, President, Atlanta Black Chamber of Commerce Moderator Jeff Johnson, Communications & Strategic Specialist

The Costs and Benefits of Education and Education Reform in Metro Atlanta Panelists will discuss the impact that an effective education system and an educated population can have on key aspects of an urban community, including, but not limited to: 1) workforce development and attracting businesses, 2) crime, incarceration, and recidivism, 3) city/county financial expenses and investments, and 4) political and civic engagement. Ideas regarding improving educational outcomes for all students, but black males in particular, will also be shared. John Handy, Chair, Economics, Morehouse College (Opening Remarks)

My Brother’s Keeper: Black Male Success in Higher Education In line with President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper initiative, this session will highlight research and practice that shed light on the factors that facilitate black males’ success in college. Researchers, practitioners, and students will discuss what family members, professors, college staff, peers, and students themselves can do to develop academic and character preeminence among black male college students. Panelists Shaun Harper, Exec. Director, Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education, Univ. of Pennsylvania Walter Allen, Director, CHOICES: Access, Diversity and Achievement in Higher Education, UCLA Ivory Toldson, Deputy Director, White House Initiative on HBCUs Arlethia Perry-Johnson, Director, University System of Georgia’s African American Male Initiative Bryant Marks, Exec. Director, Morehouse Research Institute on the African American Male Tim Spicer, Senior, Morehouse College Moderator David J. Johns, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans

Special Presentation John Silvanus Wilson, Jr. President, Morehouse College

My Brother’s Keeper: A Candid Conversation About The Challenges And Opportunities Facing Young Men Of Color Panelists Thabiti Stephens, Senior, Morehouse College Otha Thornton III, Senior, Morehouse College Miles Ezeilo, Freshman, Grady High School Frederick Keith Slaughter, Sophomore, Westlake High School Moderator Nick Chiles, Author/Journalist

A discussion: BOMB, Building Outstanding Men and Boys, Family Empowerment Series

Keynote Speaker: James Shelton '89 The Assistant Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Education