The discourse around Black men not attending college on Blacktok has been so intense and insane. It seems like everyone feels like they know exactly why and it's obviously a combination of a million things. Love this list!
This is a great list! I remember taking my kids (a boy and a girl) on college tours when my son was like 7 and my daughter was 13. He was asking so many questions of the tour guide. You have to plant those seeds early! But I will say that even though college tours are FREE and most people are near a college, it just never occurs to them to take their kids on a campus for events that are often free. This is so infuriating as someone who has worked in college admissions for over twenty years. Colleges should do more to make the community feel welcome!
Getting the word out is harder now than it ever has been. We don’t all listen to the morning drive radio station. We’re not watching the local 6 o’clock news. You have to really be intentional.
The discourse around Black men not attending college on Blacktok has been so intense and insane. It seems like everyone feels like they know exactly why and it's obviously a combination of a million things. Love this list!
It’s just a much better use of energy to focus on solutions.
This is a great list! I remember taking my kids (a boy and a girl) on college tours when my son was like 7 and my daughter was 13. He was asking so many questions of the tour guide. You have to plant those seeds early! But I will say that even though college tours are FREE and most people are near a college, it just never occurs to them to take their kids on a campus for events that are often free. This is so infuriating as someone who has worked in college admissions for over twenty years. Colleges should do more to make the community feel welcome!
Getting the word out is harder now than it ever has been. We don’t all listen to the morning drive radio station. We’re not watching the local 6 o’clock news. You have to really be intentional.