Problem Solver: Dr. Ivory A. Toldson - Higher Education: Dr. Ivory A. Toldson wasn’t a proficient reader as a youth, but he recalls that he worked hard to strengthen this deficiency.
Toldson also began challenging stereotypes against Blacks and offering solutions to improve not only the Black community, but society as a whole.
Today, Toldson is a tenured professor at Howard University, as well as a researcher, lecturer, author, writer and editor on the achievements made in the Black community.
Known as a certified “myth buster,” Toldson has written and published hundreds of articles and has spoken about the state of education for Blacks in national media outlets.
One of his main projects is the “Breaking Barriers” series that focuses on high school Black males achieving academic success, which consists of four reports published beginning in 2008, with the fourth coming out this year.The reports analyze academic success through personal, social, environmental and school-related factors, highlight how the juvenile justice system intersects with the public school system, “(challenge) the status quo” in the school system and focus on college and career readiness.
