Beyond the Statistics
are the real stories of the children
Beyond the Obstacles
are the promises of the past
Beyond the Bricks
are the hopes of tomorrow
You are invited to join us for a private screening of Beyond the Bricks
Day/Time: Tuesday, November 9 at 5pm
Location: Milbank Chapel
And a Town Hall Discussion* with the film’s Director, Derek Koen & National Scholar, Dr. Ivory Toldson (featured in the film) and a reception will follow. Light refreshments will be served.
This Town Hall format is intended to give pre-service and in-service teachers insight into the influence they have in the lives of children they are charged to educate.
Beyond the Bricks Project is a documentary and national community engagement campaign created with the goal of promoting local and national solutions to one of America’s crucial problems in the consistently low performance of Black males in school. The film includes commentary from some of the country’s foremost leaders, experts and scholars focused on Black males and their education including Newark, NJ’s mayor, Cory Booker, Reverend Al Sharpton, Schott Foundation President Dr. John Jackson, Dr. Pedro Noguera, and Dr. Ivory Toldson, among others. (www.beyondthebricksproject.com)
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to contact OASID at oasid@tc.edu, (212) 678-3689, (212) 678-3853 TTY, (866) 755-3144 video phone, as early as possible to request reasonable accommodations, such as ASL interpreters, alternate format materials, and a campus map of accessible features.
For those that weren't able to go, there should be a copy of the documentary in the Library. I will be looking for it because I didn't see the whole thing.
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