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Monday 9am - 5pm Tuesday 9am - 5pm Wednesday 9am - 5pm Thursday 9am - 5pm Friday 9am - 5pm Saturday 9am - 5pm Sunday 9am - 5pm

Black Educators Rock, Inc, 7235 Bentley Road Suite 220, Jacksonville, FL (2026)

Goal

Black Educators Rock’s (BER) goal is to become a leading non-profit organization devoted to furthering the academic success of our nation’s students. Our focus is geared predominantly towards our African-American Educator’s, but we are here for all races. BER wants to include teachers, administrators, superintendents as well as corporations and professional entities that are associated with the education sector. We are dedicated to cultivating both the educational experiences and accomplishments of minority students and professionals through the development and use of instructional and motivational methods that increase levels of inspiration, attendance and overall achievement.

07/29/2026

STAY WOKE Y’ALL

05/15/2026

Please share with your networks:

📚Tennessee State University and Meharry Medical College have an accelerated 7-year MD/DDS program with full-ride scholarship potential—and currently have zero Black male applicants.

🎓This is where our network can make a real difference. Please share broadly with any qualified high school seniors in your circles.

Details:

Who: Black male high school seniors

Requirements: 3.5 GPA & 28 ACT

Outcome: MD or DDS in 7 years

Benefit: Potential full-ride scholarship

👉🏾Next Important Steps: Send candidate information ASAP to

Ms. Barbara Murrell (Founder & Chair)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (615) 804-6125
Ms. Lalita Hodge (Program Coordinator)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (615) 963-6949 Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device

05/05/2026

Word of the day:

I’ve been sitting with this one. Growth doesn’t stall because we lack talent or opportunity — it stalls when we avoid the mirror.

In our personal lives, our careers, and our relationships… real progress requires someone (including ourselves) to say, “Here’s the truth — now what are you going to do with it?”

It’s easy to surround ourselves with people who clap for us no matter what. But growth? Growth comes from those who love us enough to challenge us, correct us, and call us higher. And it also comes from the courage to hold ourselves accountable when no one else is watching.

Because elevation isn’t just about who’s cheering for you — it’s about who’s helping you become better.

Choose truth over comfort. Choose growth over ego.

01/02/2026

✨ Our Kwanzaa has come to a close and my heart is overflowing with gratitude. ✨

Over the past seven days, we didn’t just talk about the Nguzo Saba — we LIVED them. From Umoja (Unity) to Imani (Faith), each night reminded us that these principles are not abstract ideas or seasonal reflections; they are instructions for daily living.

Together, we explored what it means to:
• Show up in unity
• Define ourselves with intention
• Take collective responsibility
• Build and support our own ecosystems
• Walk boldly in purpose
• Create innovative solutions
• And believe deeply — even when the outcome isn’t yet visible

I am profoundly thankful for every guest who shared their wisdom, lived truth, and poured into these conversations with honesty and courage. And to every listener who showed up night after night — asking questions, reflecting, and leaning into growth — thank you. Your presence mattered. Your engagement mattered. You mattered.

While the celebration of Kwanzaa has come to an end, let us be clear:
🕯️ The principles do not end here.

They are meant to be implemented in how we love, how we lead, how we parent, how we work, how we build community, and how we imagine the future. Kwanzaa is not something we pack away — it’s something we practice.

May we continue to live with intention.
May we build together.
May we create boldly.
May we move forward in faith.

Thank you for walking this journey with me.
The work continues. 🖤❤️💚

01/01/2026

✨ Last night reminded us that creativity requires courage — and tonight calls us to believe. ✨

Our conversation on Kuumba — Creativity with Principal Kafele, Dr. O’nae Chatman, and Jamal Rymer affirmed a powerful truth: when creativity is rooted in purpose, change becomes possible. We also acknowledged that this work demands courage — the courage to build pathways, create resources, and stand in the gap so our children can truly thrive.

Tonight, Principal Kafele, Simone A. Nicholad, and Terrance L. Barber close our Kwanzaa journey with Imani — Faith. 🕯️
Faith is the substance of things not seen — the foundation of everything we hope to build. Nothing meaningful is accomplished without faith: faith in a higher power, faith in ourselves, faith in our communities, and faith in a better tomorrow.

Creativity itself is born of faith. Because belief without action goes nowhere — faith without works is dead. Tonight, we reflect on how faith fuels vision, sustains the work, and gives us the strength to keep building even when the outcome isn’t yet visible.

This is the anchor.
This is the promise.
This is Imani. 🖤❤️💚

12/31/2025

✨ Last night affirmed the power of purpose — and tonight invites us to imagine boldly. ✨

Our conversation on Nia — Purpose was deeply moving. I had the privilege of talking with three leaders who truly embody what it means to walk in purpose, fully committed to the work of building strong, whole children. Because the goal is clear: we must equip our youth and young adults with the armor they need for the battles they will inevitably face.

Tonight, we step into Kuumba — Creativity. 🕯️
Creativity calls us to tap into our ingenuity and use it to design innovative, replicable solutions to age-old challenges. It pushes us beyond talking about problems and toward creating pathways forward.

I’m honored to be joined by Principal Kafele, Dr. O’nae Chatman, and Jamal Rymer for a rich, solution-driven conversation about how creativity fuels transformation and sparks the mindset shifts our young people so desperately need.

I’m looking forward to engaging with fellow thought leaders as we focus on building answers — not just raising more questions.
Because when creativity is rooted in purpose, change becomes possible. 🖤❤️💚

Address

7235 Bentley Road Suite 220
Jacksonville, FL
32256

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 5pm
Sunday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+18334237462

Website

http://blackeducatorsrock.org/

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