Medgar Evers in Search of a New President - WAKE UP BROOKLYN/AMERICA/BLACK PEOPLE!!!

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by Gloria Dulan-Wilson

Hello All:

Hope you're getting ready for Memorial Day Weekend and the festivities that are about to jump off.  It's now only days away.  But while we're anticipating merriment and fun, there are some weightier matters brewing in Brooklyn that can't be overlooked or pushed aside.  I just received the following announcement that I'm sharing with you, in hopes that you will pass the word.  After you read it, my comments that follow will have even more relevance:

THE FLYER FOLLOWS:

Please Distribute widely:

Medgar Evers College Coalition for Academic Excellence and Mission Integrity and Concerned Students of Medgar Evers College You To

A TOWN HALL MEETING &

CALL TO ACTION!

Get an Update on the Presidential Search at

MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

7:00 pm ● Free & Open to the Public

      966 Fulton Street

(Between Cambridge & Grand Avenue)

Fort Greene Sr. Citizens Center

Central Brooklyn Black Legislators Demand Appointment of Interim President for

Medgar Evers College & A Full National Search

 “Education is the most powerful weapon which

you can use to change the world.” - - Maya Angelou

For more information, email meccoalition@gmail.com or call Valerie,  646 474 0120,

Lugman, 718 864 5485, Evangeline 917 932-6756or Camille, 917 202 2101

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NOW FOR THE COMMENTARY:

I wanted you to read the flyer first and absorb the contents - "Central Brooklyn Legislators Demand Appointment of Interim President for Medgar Evers College and a Full National Search."

Having attended a  meeting recently comprised of some of the electeds, including Congresswoman, Yvette Clarke, Assemblywoman Annette Robinson, Council Member Al Vann, and others, I can tell you that the situation at Medgar Evers is about to become a battle ground.

Now that Pollard has finally been excised from the school as the ersatz president (a lackey hired to destroy and dismantle the school that had enjoyed 20+ years of progress under former president, Edison O. Jackson) they are trying to make sure that they don't get fooled again.

And well they should, because there are as many posers right in Brooklyn and nearby boroughs who are also now vying for the position of President, that you could not find when the battle was raging, students and faculty were in the rain picketing; meeting early and late, and taking on the CUNY hierarchy to challenge the cuts Pollard had made to essential programs, as well as the dismissal of faculty and staff.

Among the names that have been floated are John Flateau, Rev. Calvin Butts.   While they are admirable in their own right, they may not be the best fit for Medgar Evers.

There are individuals who wanted to remain "neutral"  during the time the faculty and staff were going against the Draconian policies imposed upon the school by Pollard.   You couldn't find them with a Geiger counter.  Somehow, now that the dust has been cleared, and Dr. Brenda Green, Esmeralda Simmons, brother Rasul, former congress member Major Owens, and the rest of the stalwarts have finally succeeded, they now "step up to apply for the candidacy of president for Medgar Evers...?"  Really? Now that the hard work and the heavy lifting have been done, they come out from under their hiding places to be the new "negro president."

I think Medgar Evers College has had quite enough of that for one decade - in fact for a lifetime.  Clearly there's more to being the president of a Black college or university than just having a PhD.  Education is important, of course.  But they also have to have "BLACK BONE" as well, so they don't cave in to the other white meat.  They have to have cultural currency so they can help Black students achieve a degree, maintain the college on a steady, stable forward path, not sell out, and move forward as proud, productive Black men and women (hell no! we're not post racial - the very fact that they tried to dismantle Medgar Evers and Boys and Girls High, among others, proves that).

This is now about the survival of the fittest.  We either survive, succeed, or be marginalized.  The days of Trojan Horse negro wannabe presidents is over.  Don't get hung up on popular names, either locally or nationally.  Look deeply into the records of what they've done for the Black community over the past 20 - 30 years; and then what have they done for you lately.  You're likely to find them weighed in the balance and found wanting. 

And don't think this is just a Medgar Evers Problem - this is a Brooklyn, NY Problem; this is a New York City Problem, this is a New York State Problem, and this is a Black People's Problem - locally and nationally.

Not only was/is Medgar Evers on the target for dismantling, but major schools in Black communities throughout the US are facing the same fate - including Lincoln University right down the road in Pennsylvania.   And in many cases, the meanstream powers that be are succeeding, while the community complains, but does nothing to stop it.  They are hiring "presidents" who look like us, who have degrees, but have no credibility when it comes to the Black community and education of Black students.  The concept is to make Black colleges and education a thing of the past.

This is a WAKE UP CALL!

Many have viewed it as too late, and have just thrown their hands up in defeat and despair.  Others have likened it to closing the barn door after the horses have gone.  We've allowed to many horses out of the barn door.  But, thank goodness, the team formed by Dr. Brenda Green was relentless in bringing them back, putting them in the corral, and rounding up the rest of the herd (sorry, that's my Oklahoma upbringing creeping through). It took them four years, but they did it.  Now the hard part begins.  Getting a real president again for Medgar Evers College. 

So, not only do I urge you to make sure you attend the meeting on May 29th, but to seriously think about who the next president needs to be, what are his or her qualities, and what you can do to help Medgar Evers heal from the damage that has been done under William Pollard and his gang.

We have an election coming up for City Council, Borough President, Public Advocate, and other key positions.  This is the time to tie their feet to the fire.  If they have no position on Medgar Evers, school closings, educational standards, etc., they have no business representing you.


We are our own salvation.  Our future is in our hands - no one else's.  We have a vested interest in our own future - others only want what they can exploit us for.  Sounds harsh, but if we don't love ourselves, and each other; if we don't work together, all that our forebearers have sacrificed for will be lost; what Brother Medgar Evers died for will be disgraced and forgotten;  and so will we.

Now that you know, what will you do?

Stay Blessed &
ECLECTICALLY BLACK
Gloria Dulan-Wilson

EVENT ALERT: Saturday, February 11, 2012 NACA Home Save and First Time Homebuyer Seminars in Queens

By Gloria Dulan-Wilson

For those of us who were not fortunate enough to get to Atlanta for the massive NACA Homesave Program, NACA (Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America) will be holding two FREE Home Save and First Time Homebuyer Workshop/Seminars in the Queens and Brooklyn Area.

On Saturday, February 11, at Mt. Zion Bishop Church 106-60 Union Hall Street, in Queens, NY (near York College), they will hold back to back seminars beginning at 10:00AM and ending at approximately 3:00PM.

These seminars are mandatory prerequisites to be able to receive the free assistance NACA provides.

For those who are facing foreclosure, regardless of what borough you reside in, it is imperative that you not procrastinate, or stand on false pride, or continue to hold out hope that your bank will suddenly see you as a human being and relent. You need to get help FAST! If it's not you, but you are aware of someone who is going through it, then urge them to make it their business to be there to get the assistance they need.

President Barack Obama is working to get the relief we need from the onslaught of banks who have served as predatory lenders and are now trying to take your home; while at the same time lying and saying they don't want them. And while he is dealing with a hostile Congress, and businesses that would rather bleed you dry than see you thrive, you need to go where the help is.

On the other hand, for those who realize that paying rent is a road paved to nowhere, there is no equity, there is no ownership; that you are paying the same money you would if you were paying your own mortgage, but at the end of the day you have no control over the property, NACA'S FIRST TIME HOME BUYER PROGRAM is the only one in the nation that provides you with free counseling, a completely pre-APPROVED loan; Free Down Payment, Free Closing Costs, and a Mortgage 1% below prime. It is indeed THE BEST MORTGAGE IN THE NATION.

Now is the time for you to make that move, while the prices of housing are down, and the interest rates are low. Don't wait or procrastinate until everything is perfect with you. There's no such thing, for one, and perfection is totally overrated for two.

Make it your business to become a homeowner this year. Release yourself from the shackles of being a tenant; you can own a one to four family home and become a landlord (who charges reasonable rents), and reap the benefits of tax deduction that ownership conveys.

New York State Housing Commissioner Darryl Towns recently revealed that over 1600 lis pendens (foreclosure notice) were sent out in Central Brooklyn alone, within the hast three weeks. What to do to save these homes was the topic at a meeting held by Assemblywoman and NY State Banking Commissioner Annette M. Robinson, at Bed Stuy Restoration on January 27th.

It has also been high on the radar of State Senator Velmanette Montgomery, who hosted Commissioner Towns at a round table discussion in late December. Both legislators concur that Brooklyn continues to be the hardest hit in foreclosures, followed closely by Queens, because both boroughs tended to have high home ownership ratios.

The scurrilous fact is that while rent is being pushed as the antidote for the housing crises, with so many landlords trying to gouge tenants for higher than normal rents - approximating what one would pay for a mortgage; and with needed employment being slow to the region, there appears to be no relief for those in the middle, who are once again caught in a vicious squeeze play.

Couple that with the pervasiveness of the recent economic downturn, which basically rolled over Brooklynites - employed and business owners alike, and there has been little in the way of the kinds of comprehensive remedies necessary to return these communities to stability.

As a result of the high foreclosure numbers in Brooklyn, NACA will be hosting a Home Save workshop on Saturday, March 11, 2012 in Brooklyn. The Brooklyn address has not been finalized, but owing to the overwhelming numbers, we are anticipating using either the Armory on Bedford and Union, or a facility with a similar capacity.

However, a word of caution to those of you in Brooklyn who need help now, please do not wait until the March 10 workshop. You must go where the help is - and right now that's Mt. Zion Bishop Church 106-60 Union Hall Street, in Queens, NY. Take the F Train to the last stop, and walk two blocks to the facility. It's across from York College. There will be NACA signs posted to guide you to the right destination.

Those of you who are unfamiliar with NACA can go online and learn first hand the story of how this stalwart organization was founded. In fact, someone needs to give NACA's Founder and CEO Bruce Marks and his dedicated NACA staff of NACA counselors, an award for having saved hundreds of thousands of homes throughout the United State, while at the same time providig those would not have had the wherewithal, homes of their own.

You owe it to yourselves, your family, your community to take advantage of these services, and to share the information with family and friends. Don't sit there and suffer in silence. And for those who know, make sure the rest are as well informed as you are.

NOW THAT YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

Stay Blessed &
ECLECTICALLY BLACK
Gloria Dulan-Wilson

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Medgar Evers College in Crisis: Sign the Petition and Take a Stand: If the People Will Lead the Leaders Will Follow

by Gloria Dulan-Wilson

Hello All:

This is an immediate notice to Brooklyn's Black Community and those who wish us well. There is a crisis brewing at Medgar Evers College, and it's been allowed to fester and degenerate into a maisma with a cloud of gloom and a crisis of confidence looming over the entire campus, as well as the community.

Those of you who know the history of Medgar Evers College know that this school did not come about because of the generosity of the City University System. There was no benevolent being there who suddenly woke up and said, "Wow! There's no historically Black college or university or school that speaks to the needs of the Black students in New York, let us establish a college for them." No, that did not happen.

What did happen is the people like Jitu Weusi, Albert Vann, Annette Robinson, and other stalwarts of the community, got to together with the Brooklyn community, put together a plan and demanded a college be established that was more in line with the unique needs of the Black students. And it took months, to bring this about. It took years to find a president whose leadership finally made Medgar Evers the stellar college it has become under the City University System. Under his 20 years of leadership, Medgar Evers has made great strides, with more yet to come.

Well that progress appears to be halted in its tracks under the mis-direction of the newly appointed president, William Pollard. It took 20 years for Medgar Evers to gain its credibility, and in less than one year Pollard has apparently caused them to either reverse or disappear. Not only has he stated that he was not hired to lead a Black College; applicants from the surrounding community, who used to be able to apply directly for admission, now have to go through CUNY Central for admission. This has decimated the number of Black students who would have had the opportunity to begin their higher education.

To make it even more bizarre, Pollard has severed the contract with Carver Federal Savings (a Black Bank), and instituted CitiBank instead. What's up with that?

Additionally, Pollard asserted that there were students who were receiving financial aid illegally - and has terminated several students' lifelines to obtaining a higher education.

Now this might be understandable if Pollard was of any other ethnicity. But Pollard is allegedly African American (I'm reserving what I could really call him. There is a name for an individual who stabs his own people in the back, and gets paid to do so -- and since we all know what that name is, I don't need to go there - use your own imagination and experience).

The problems facing Medgar Evers has been compounded by the actions on the part of Howard Johnson, the individual selected as provost, who has caused several essential programs to be evicted from the campus. The combination of the two individuals have turned twenty years of progress backwards. MEC, despite the new buildings, is facing a downward spiral as a result of these two who serve to the detriment of the students and the community.

The Medgar Evers College Coalition for Academic Excellence and Mission Integrity comprised of community members, professors, elected officials, and students, have been meeting consistently to try to stem the tide of this effort to undermine Medgar Evers' primacy as a Black school.

But here's my dilemma: With all this roiling right under the noses of Black people in Brooklyn, with the very future of their children's education in jeopardy, I want to know why is everyone else in Brooklyn sooooo quiet? Why is it that there aren't thousands of Brooklynites surrounding that campus demanding Pollard's exit? Why haven't our elected officials put their foot down and demanded his exit? Why all the posturing and the meetings. Why are we sitting here watching a car wreck as though we're driving down the I-95, waiting to see how many casualties before we act? What the Sam Hill is going on with us, with this wait and see attitude?

Don't we have enough assaults on our education with adding insult to injury?

I recently saw a movie on Ancient Mali, where they discovered thousand year old libraries that had to be protected from white maurauders who did not value our culture. They were able to devise ways to protect those treasures so that today the world marvels at the fact that our civilization predates the European system, and there is concrete evidence of that fact.

At the present moment, I am looking at a situation where the same genetic codes that caused us to protect our treasures then have to be re-inculcated now - before its too late. Our children, their education, our community, our accomplishment are individually and collectively treasures, and it is incumbent on us to protect it.

It doesn't matter if you never attended, or ever plan to attend Medgar Evers College; just as it does not matter if you or any of your children ever attended Paul Robeson (also under siege in Brooklyn); it's about the entire society of which you are a part. It is to be treasured because we developed it for us by us. It is not to be violated by interlopers who are paid to come in eviscerate progress made through devotion, dedication, diligence, blood, sweat and tears. It is as sacred as any church. It is just as much a treasure as gold, silver, or millions of dollars. Because it is an investment into our futures, our self-esteem, our self worth, our very empowerment.

So, why is the Black community so quiet? I am posting this in my blog, and I want each individual who receives it to send it to ten of their friends, relatives, associates - whether they live in Brooklyn or not - and tell them to get involved: Sign the petition below, write your congressman, write your city council representative, write your assembly members, write your state senators and tell them that you want Medgar Evers delivered from the hands of those that are looking to destroy it, and new leadership immediately established, if not sooner.

Not since the Civil Rights Era has there been more at stake. Many students who are now the grandchildren of those of that era, have chosen to take a stand against the denigration of Medgar Evers College, including the MEC NAACP. They have engaged other students who appear to be fearful of reprisals, in taking a principled stand to maintain Medgar Evers College is the only semblance of an Historically Black College/University in the North. Taking a cue from the examples of their parents and grandparents, these students understand the necessity of being involved in their future, and not sitting idly by while others destroy what has been so hard fought to bring into existence. It is heartening to see that our students are willing to take the baton and continue the mission.

Reaching back to the Mali documentary, I mentioned earlier, there was a theme song that has remained in my conscious-soulness, and I'm sharing the title with you here:

"IF THE PEOPLE WILL LEAD, THE LEADERS WILL FOLLOW"

Let that statement marinate in your mind for a moment. IF THE PEOPLE WILL LEAD, THE LEADERS WILL FOLLOW!!! We are the people. We are responsible for our leaders. If they do something we don't like, or if they don't represent us appropriately, we have the right and responsibility to put them on blast, and make them take corrective actions. We can either let them lead us by the noses, or we can take principled stands. In this instance, if we don't let the so-called leaders know of our displeasure, and of our desires, they will pretty much go along without having any inkling of our concerns. But once we stand up, stand together, and put our demands in their face, they either have to accede to our needs and demands, or get out.

It is time for the community of Brooklyn to take back their leadership, and send a signal to our representatives to get the job done now.

Below is a petition that you can copy, paste and sign in reference to the Medgar Evers College crisis. Please sign it and send it back to the email address highlighted below.

Also included is an update on the Coalition's activities to save Medgar Evers. Your help and support are needed immediately, if not sooner. So make it your business to be a part of the solution, not a part of the side line.

Stay Blessed &
ECLECTICALLY BLACK
Gloria Dulan-Wilson

NOW THAT YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
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PETITION (cut and paste to print petition Email to MECCoalition@gmail.com or call 718.710.4528):
The Medgar Evers College Coalition for Academic Excellence and Mission Integrity

January 5, 2011

Hon. Matthew Goldstein
Chancellor
City University of New York
535 E. 80th Street
New York, NY 10075

Re: A Call for the Resignation of Dr. Howard Johnson as Provost of Medgar Evers College

Dear Chancellor Goldstein:

I am very disturbed by the changes which have occurred since Dr. William Pollard became president of Medgar Evers College in August 2009. His policies have compromised the ability of the institution to serve its students and his policies have demoralized the College’s faculty. I am not adverse to change and recognize that it is necessary for the growth of any institution. However, this administration’s policies have hindered the ability of the institution to ensure the academic excellence and integrity of its mission as defined by the founders and stakeholders.

Many of the issues stem from the actions and unprofessional working style of the Provost, Dr. Howard Johnson, and from his lack of commitment to the mission of the College. Among other actions, this provost has violated CUNY Bylaws, union contracts and the Medgar Evers College Governance Plan in the non reappointment of faculty; removed chairs for spurious and unsubstantiated reasons; reduced support mechanisms and faculty resources for student success; oversaw the withdrawal of support for the Medgar College Preparatory School’s Dual Enrollment Program; and issued an eviction notice to the Center for NuLeadership on Urban Solutions despite its formal approval by the College’s governing body, the College Council.

In view of the actions cited above and more, I request that you direct President Pollard to ask for the resignation of Provost Howard Johnson immediately. I am sure that the resignation of Provost Johnson will initiate the steps to resolve these critical issues at Medgar Evers College.

Yours truly,

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Email: _________________________________________________

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What’s Going on at Medgar Evers College? - THE FACTS

Presented by the Medgar Evers College Coalition for Academic Excellence and Mission Integrity (aka The MEC Coalition)

• Petition Letter to the Hon. Matthew Goldstein, Chancellor of the City University of New York
• Petition Letter to Dr. William L. Pollard, President, Medgar Evers College at the City University of New York

In view of the actions listed below, the faculty of Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York (MEC) affirmed a VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE in the current Administration, and specifically, in the Office of the President, Dr. William Pollard and in the Office of the Provost, Dr. Howard Johnson.

At a meeting held by the Committee of the Faculty of the Whole, 89% of the faculty issued a vote of no confidence.

Under the administration of President Pollard and Provost Johnson, the following have occurred:

1. The administration has violated CUNY Bylaws, union contracts and the Medgar Evers Governance Plan in the non-reappointment of faculty.
2. The administration has disseminated notices of non-reappointment to faculty and staff via campus police, email, and visits to classrooms (in front of students), and offices.
3. The administration has removed the Chair of Education for spurious and unsubstantiated reasons (Per PSC Contract, Chairs in CUNY are elected by faculty, not appointed by President and Provost). The Chair of Education had been elected by the faculty in her department
for a three year term.

“WHAT WOULD MEDGAR DO?” STAND FOR JUSTICE!
On Monday, January 17, 2011 at the 25th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, (where Dr. William Pollard was invited to speak), we conducted a Silent Demonstration to protest the desecration of the mission of Medgar Evers College. The Mission of MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE Is UNDER ATTACK!
4. The administration has reduced support mechanisms and faculty resources which include:
* Elimination of the Writing Center
* Elimination of the Center for Teaching and Learning
* Reduction of tutors in the Learning Center budget
* Reduction of staff in the College’s library
* Reduction of staff in the Student Computer Lab
* Reduction of resources and research opportunities for the Psych Lab
* Blocking of funding supporting faculty/student research and the mission of the College
5. The administration has issued an eviction notice to the Center for NuLeadership on Urban Solutions despite its adherence to the formal application process and subsequent approval by Medgar Evers College’s governing body, the College Council, in accordance with the Policy Guidelines for Centers, Institutes, Consortia and Special Initiatives at The City University of New York (approved by the Board of Trustees, 27 February 1995) and the Medgar Evers College Governance Plan.
6. The administration has not hired faculty positions in academic departments, yet has hired numerous high level administrators and consultants.
7. The administration has withdrawn support for the Medgar Evers College Preparatory School’s Dual Enrollment Program which provides high school students with opportunities to take college level courses while enrolled in high school.
8. The administration has not announced a Master Plan or direction for MEC, after an entire year of governance.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF Medgar Evers College
* MEC was founded four decades ago during a period of institution building by communities of color across this country and in Central Brooklyn, specifically, to address the need for access to higher education, to be coupled with community engagement and development
* MEC has a proud history of leadership and involvement in advocacy that advances and promotes the political, cultural, social, economic and academic power of people of color in Central Brooklyn
* MEC is rooted in the progressive history of Central Brooklyn through its academic, professional, advocacy and civic programs
* MEC has created a culture of academic excellence for students and faculty
* The actions of the administration, as represented by the Offices of the President and Provost, demonstrate a lack of commitment to the “community–oriented” mission of Medgar Evers College and the community stakeholders of Central Brooklyn who helped to birth Medgar Evers College

Medgar Evers College also:
* Transforms the lives of individuals within their communities and the global world
* Provides students with access to high quality professional degree programs
* Offers 17 baccalaureate and 8 associate level degree programs in the liberal arts, science, health, business, and education
* Provides students who move from associate level to baccalaureate level degree programs with high academic standards
* Maintains a national and international presence through its Centers
* Offers conferences, seminars and workshops that support academic programs and student success

The Students
* Capture first place prizes in prestigious competitions like the Wharton Undergraduate Marketing Conference case competition
* Present their original research and scholarship at conferences across the globe
* Participate and are leaders in national student business associations of NABA (National Assoc. of Black Accountants, AMA (American Management Assoc.), CISTA (Computer Information Systems Technology Association, MECPA (Society of Public Administration), and MIA (Minority Investment Assoc.) which have won numerous awards.
* Are members of honor societies (Delta Mu Delta and Kappa Beta Delta) and participate in national and regional conferences that promote personal and career goals
* Matriculate as the first in their family to pursue higher education

About The Faculty

* Include distinguished scholars, researchers, and former members of the city, state and federal legislatures of the United States
* Are Involved in a range of research and grant activities in their disciplines
* Received numerous awards within their disciplines
* Include Fulbright scholars and a Guggenheim Fellow
* Collaborate with entities such as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct space science research, which included the launching of a satellite for government payloads
* Are Awarded research grants by the U.S. Air Force’s Office of Scientific Research, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Education, among others
* Include faculty and directors, who host national and international conferences, including:
o National Black Writers Conference
o Environmental Science Conference
o Social Work Conference
o Diopian Inquiry and Research on Education as Culture Transmission Conference

About The Centers

* Strengthen, enrich and support the College’s academic degree programs
* Serve as vehicles for research, training, advocacy and career development in public service and public policy fields
* Fulfill the College’s mission of communicating the knowledge of tradition, the teaching of scholars and the beauty and profundity of students’ cultural heritage
* Develop non degree and co-curricular cultural programs which serve students and a broad range of community residents
* Fulfill the College’s mission through interaction with community representatives, cultural and public institutions

The Center for NuLeadership on Urban Solutions (CNUS) has operated at Medgar Evers College for the past six years. CNUS provides critical policy research and advocacy training on criminal and juvenile justice system reform issues; develops initiatives, policy recommendations and programs aimed at increasing access, retention, and graduation rates for formerly incarcerated students; and promotes leadership and career development in the fields of public policy and advocacy related to criminal justice and civil rights.

The DuBois Bunche Center for Public Policy (DBC) is a think tank dedicated to forging solutions to the challenges confronting people of color living within urban communities in the United States and throughout the African Diaspora. DBC produces research, formulates policies, sponsors conferences, and produces public affairs media programming that advances economic and social justice.

The Center for Black Literature expands, broadens, and enriches the public’s knowledge and aesthetic appreciation of the value of black literature; continues the tradition and legacy of the National Black Writers Conference and serves as a voice and resource for black writers. It is the only Center devoted to this in the country.

The Center for Law and Social Justice (CLSJ) is a community-based legal organization that specializes in addressing racial justice issues. CLSJ provides quality legal advocacy, trainings, and research services in a personal manner to people of African ancestry and the disenfranchised.

About the Medgar Evers College Preparatory School (MECPS)
* The MECPS was created as a partnership with Medgar Evers College
* The MECPS was cited by Department of Education, College Board and President Obama as an exemplary model of high school and college collaboration
* The MECPS was only one of three in the nation to win a College Board Inspiration Award Winner for helping underserved students achieve equitable access to higher education
* The MECPS ranked as one of the top best public high schools in Brooklyn
* The MECPS offers one of the largest Chinese language programs for students not from a Chinese background in the United States

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Send an email to MECCoalition@gmail.com or call 718.710.4528.

NOW THAT YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

Stay Blessed &
ECLECTICALLY BLACK
Gloria Dulan-Wilson