Worley Street Roundtable

03/16/2025

Today’s Communty Forum is at the P.E.A.C.E & H.O.P.E. Center for Youth at 203 N. Providence Rd, Ste 201

03/16/2025

Join us today for an inspiring Community Forum
📍P.E.A.C.E and H.O.P.E Center
203 N. Providence
⏰2-4pm
📣Hear the stories of CPS familes & Meet School Board Candidates
🥪🥙 Bring a side! It’s a Sandwich & Salad bar

09/18/2024

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If you’re a TK-12 administrator, hiring manager, or district leader who is ready to take real, informed action toward building a supportive ecosystem for Black teachers, then you need to be at our Hiring and Sustaining Black Teachers Workshop on Tuesday, December 3, 2024.

This three-hour workshop will equip you with actionable strategies to recruit and retain Black educators, creating a thriving, equitable learning environment for all students. You’ll leave with a deeper understanding of how Black teachers elevate every classroom, along with practical steps you can implement immediately and in your next hiring cycle to engage and sustain them.

Register now to secure your spot! https://bit.ly/hiring-and-sustaining-black-teachers

08/27/2024

04/04/2024

https://blacksel.org/how-social-emotional-learning-supports-trauma-healing-supporting-black-children/?fbclid=IwAR0XLZnHreji5O-wej8zScYjci90ejhwdbbLbikKy_ZwfSrFWfWmLuj95ao_aem_ASv9pXqsq0TQokmZ0ngkozX0tKY-DZ7H__aytLbQ5RuY2XVkOkd19C1AX2_8WUGDRbg

Black children often face many challenges that can lead to trauma. This blog explores the crucial role of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) in addressing and healing trauma within black communities. By delving into the intersection of SEL and trauma recovery, we intend to share effective strategies to...

02/15/2024

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02/15/2024

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Columbia's P.E.A.C.E. and H.O.P.E. Center for Youth co-founders Julian Jackman and Lonnie Lockhart Bey tell us how their collaboration came about and what it...

01/28/2024

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We need a few volunteers to help us at both performances of "Requiem for the Enslaved", our Black History Month Memorial & Reconciliatory Concert Presented by Powerhouse Community Development Corporation, on February 15 & 16.
Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4DAEA723A3FAC70-47444175-requiem

Photo source: Stephenson, Mrs. Charles (Grace Murray). [Emancipation Day Celebration band, June 19, 1900], photograph, June 19, 1900; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth124054/m1/1/?q=emancipation: accessed December 19, 2023), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Austin History Center, Austin Public Library.

01/22/2024

Miz Verna Laboy has resigned/retired from Worley Street Roundtable. It’s been a great experience and a privilege to serve our community and Columbia Public School system over the years. I am confident that our Executive Director, Dr Brittany Fatoma and our Board of Directors will take it to new levels.

01/18/2024

https://thegrio.com/2024/01/16/young-black-men-are-defying-stereotypes-and-stepping-up-to-become-teachers/?fbclid=IwAR0hkCjx74k2HQgc6lYeh6G12N5blOGeKCgE1hIeqsmHPGuW8PUSPwupdXA_aem_AcU5ygxZ-OqcAt_d0KOA_gj7nZ437KGUc73t6A_BWlecfc6-AojXRT3zAMgL5YuV3_I

Despite a decrease in Black male teachers and an education landscape of culture wars and safety issues, a new generation of Black men are becoming teachers.