COSEBOC

Our May eNews offers a refreshing and impactful summer opportunity for men of color who work with middle and high schools. Discovering Rituals, Understanding Manhood (D.R.U.M.) introduces teams of male educators to the Rites of Passage experience and prepares them to incorporate the D.R.U.M. framework into their own program for boys and young men of color.

“This [course] is needed throughout the schools in our district. Many are struggling to connect to Black boys, and this would be tremendously helpful.”
~Course Participant

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Spring is a time to contemplate summer plans and our April eNews shares that COSEBOC is excited to offer you and your team the opportunity to elevate your educational aspirations with one (or all) of our Professional Development offerings. Read more!
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COSEBOC offers a professional development series for teams of educators and/or community members, featuring three signature courses, promoting equity and excellence for all students, particularly by focusing on the education and empowerment of boys and young men of color. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3xCpSve

Celebrating with one of our own, Robin Harris! Robin is a lifelong educator and avid believer that learning takes places outside of the four walls of a classroom. Here at COSEBOC she is Professional Learning Facilitator for our foundational course, COSEBOC Standards for Educating Boys of Color. More about Robin here: bit.ly/3vmjnw5

From the NYTimes: A century ago, a dinner party in New York set in motion one of the most influential cultural movements of the 20th century. It was barely covered at the time, but the NYTimes explored archival material and have reconstructed much of it. In the years after the dinner party, Black writers published more than 40 volumes of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. https://nyti.ms/3VyxCbT

Celebrating internationally celebrated artist Joan Baez. Of Scottish (her mother) and Mexican (her father) descent, Baez's distinctive vocal style and political activism had a significant impact on American popular music. She is woven into the fabric of consciousness as one of the first musicians to use her popularity as a vehicle for social protest, singing and marching for human rights and peace. Documentary trailer: bit.ly/3wY7rAR