How Educators Can Show Up for Black Boys in School

<p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Will Jawando</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">is an attorney, an activist, a community leader, and a councilmember in Montgomery County, Maryland, a diverse community of more than one million residents. Called “the progressive leader we need” by the late congressman John Lewis, Jawando has worked with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senator Sherrod Brown, and President Barack Obama. His writing has appeared in The Washington Post and The Root and on BET.com, and his work has been featured in The New York Times and New York magazine and on NPR, NBC News, and MTV. He regularly appears on CNN, MSNBC and other media outlets.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Show Highlights</strong></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The key for Ruckus Makers who want to cause good trouble in their school.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Relationships with black men and boys have a superhuman power to combat structural racism and inequity.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Policies, strategies and your role in creating more equitable schools. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Knowing the difference between a Decision kid versus Destination kid  to provide encouragement to call out their gifts. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The 1% zone factors that are devastating black boys in this country..</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">We all need these relationships to thrive.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">When you get smacked in the face when you're trying to do something good, don't give up.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“At the bottom of that totem pole were black men. Intentionality