News
These are some of the articles, videos,and more we believe promote the goals and themes of the Black Minds Matter movement. As we work to expand education options for our students, we hope to ensure every person has access to resources to be life-long learners. If you’d like to have a news highlighted here, please email us.
Featured News
Black Minds Matter
The world is in the midst of a civil uprising as more bear witness to the racial and social injustices that take place daily in America, sparked by the abhorrent murders of black men and women.
“Every man has two educations: that which is given to him, and the other which he gives himself. What we are merely taught seldom nourishes the minds like that which we teach ourselves.”
New Poll: Candidates Who Support School Choice More Likely to Win at Ballot Box
School choice gives parents the right to use the tax dollars designated for their child’s education to send their child to the public or private school that best serves their needs. How would a candidate’s support of school choice affect your vote for them? More Likely Overall – 76.3%
Valiant Cross Academy Wins the 2023 Yass Prize
Congratulations to Valiant Cross Academy! Black school founders like Mr. Brock exemplify how #EducationFreedom and #SchoolChoice options are needed for our black children's educational future. Read more on Yassprize.org
An All-Black School Shut Down In Missouri. This Family Bought It To Restore Its Legacy
THE OAKS FAMILY PURCHASED THE FORMER ALL-BLACK SCHOOL AND IS PLANNING TO REPURPOSE THE SPACE AS A CULTURAL CENTER TO ENSURE THAT THE PAST IS NOT FORGOTTEN.
WBAL News Radio ft. Denisha Allen
They're really just invested in themselves, invested in the adults in the system instead of creating an environment that going to be conducive to for learning for kids." @deni_mweather discusses the need for education freedom as Baltimore's district-assigned schools continue to fail families.
The Missing History Of Africa In American Education
What follows is part of a short chronological series on African and African American History. The educational system in the United States does not always offer a balanced history of Africa which is important to our understanding of history and culture in New World communities.
SURVEY REVEALS BLACK PARENTS SHOW MORE CONCERN WHEN CHILDREN TEST LOW
A new report revealed that Black parents are more likely to act if their children were to perform poorly on math test scores.
Achieve School Choice Guide: Black education entrepreneurs and how they are demystifying education freedom
In mainstream media, school choice is often framed as taking money away from public schools or being elite, White, and only a conservative policy issue. Yet Black school founders’ very existence directly debunks these common myths. My own experience does, too. That’s why I founded Black Minds Matter, a national movement to support education freedom. We launched the first-ever Black-founded schools directory in 2020. Today, the directory houses over 400 schools that are owned or operated by Black education entrepreneurs, and recently, I joined up with colleagues Dava Cherry and Ron Matus at Step Up For Students to conduct a survey of the 100-member Black School Founder Network. The 61 founders who participated in the survey give us incredible insight into the reality of school choice.
Parents want more than lip service from candidates. School choice is key to 2024
The third and final GOP primary debate is approaching, set to take place in my home state of Florida, in Miami. Many Floridians will be watching to see which candidates take a stand to empower America’s parents — a key swing vote segment in the 2024 election—through a commitment to support school choice. School choice is popular throughout the country. It’s not just wildly popular with Republican primary voters, but also among 71% percent of all voters, across almost all demographics, according to a 2022 Real Clear Opinion Research poll. Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-ed/article281489028.html#storylink=cpy
Black Minds Matter founder champions Texas School Choice
The debate over school choice has triggered heated discussions among policymakers, educators and advocates. Denisha Allen, a senior fellow for the American Federation for Children (AFC) and the visionary founder of “Black Minds Matter,” is at the forefront of this discourse