Likewise, avoid the trite narrative that blacks are categorically against progress. Whether pro-voucher, pro-union, anti-charter or pro-choice, blacks have always sought a better delivery system for our children.
This was one of the topics discussed at the National Association of Black Journalists’ Annual Convention on a panel titled “The Role of Black Media in the Education Reform Movement in America.” The Black Alliance of Educational Options hosted the panel and one of the organization’s most ardent supporters, Roland Martin, served as moderator. Along with myself, the panel included esteemed, educator and founder of BAEO, Howard Fuller as well as Tim King, Founder and CEO of highly successful Urban Prep Academies.
