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Dear White Educators: A Conversation with Dr. Rictor Craig
A candid conversation on race, teaching and what Black boys need from every educator.
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Profiles
Rictor Craig, NewSchools Venture Fund · Shawn Hardnett, National Charter Collaborative · Shawn Hardnett, MEN Impact Change honoree (2024) · Bowie State Black Male Teacher Initiative Consortium (NABME listed).
Black male educators deserve support. That's where NABME comes in.
Black men are entering education faster than any other group, but they are also leaving. How NABME keeps them in the work.
Read (opens in a new tab)TheBlackManCan Awards Celebrates 16 Years of Black Excellence in NYC
Dr. Rictor Craig presents the Classroom King Award.
Read (opens in a new tab)Strong Relationships and Role Models Help Black and Latino Boys Succeed
Statesmen, and Shawn Hardnett and Dr. Rictor Craig's model.
Read (opens in a new tab)Globetrotting with Students at Statesmen
Statesmen students travel to Madrid, Paris and London.
Read (opens in a new tab)2023 Amplify Keynotes & Presenters
Dr. Craig as NABME founder.
Read (opens in a new tab)Stride, Inc. Changing the Face of American Education Through Partnership with National Association of Black Male Educators
Recruiting and professional development for Black male educators in online and hybrid schools.
Read (opens in a new tab)Black Mentorship Educators Network aims to increase representation of Black male educators at KIPP DC
NABME named as partner.
Read (opens in a new tab)“I see heaven in the eyes of these boys”: The birth of an all-male charter school in Southeast Washington, D.C.
Statesmen's founding.
Read (opens in a new tab)N.C. A&T Alumnus Co-Founds School for African American Boys in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Craig.
Read (opens in a new tab)2016 Healthy School Hero: Rictor Craig
Dr. Craig's school wellness work at Friendship Woodridge.
Read (opens in a new tab)BE Modern Man: “The Progressive Educator,” Rictor Craig
Dr. Craig and NABME's founding.
Read (opens in a new tab)More coverage
- Pahara Announces 2026 Pahara Fellowship CohortsPahara Institute · Shawn Hardnett named to the Leaf CohortLink coming
- Thrive Dispatches S2E5: Love As An Operational StrategyGeorgetown Thrive Center · Shawn Hardnett · PodcastLink coming
- Black male educators deserve support. That's where NABME comes in.Education Forward DC · NABME, Dr. Craig, Joseph Speight, Shawn HardnettLink coming
- A first-class educational experienceEducation Forward DC · Statesmen; Shawn Hardnett quotedLink coming
- Building D.C. schools that serve all students and support all educatorsThe Washington Post · Op-ed co-written by Dr. CraigLink coming
- “We've had a social justice summer”WUSA9 · Statesmen's KINGS 101 · TV newsLink coming
- LTL Ep. 4: The Boy Crisis in Our SchoolsProject Forever Free · Shawn Hardnett · PodcastLink coming
- “For black and brown boys”WUSA9 · Shawn Hardnett and Dr. Rictor Craig as founders · TV newsLink coming
- 80 black men greet boys on first day of school in emotional videoWUSA9 · Dr. Rictor Craig and Shawn HardnettOpen
- With New Middle School for DC Boys, Shawn Hardnett Follows His North StarEducation Forward DC · ProfileLink coming
- Young students reflect on growing up with Obama as presidentTheGrio · Dr. Craig as principalLink coming
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