If you close your eyes and envision a teacher or even a teacher that you had growing up, do you visualize a Black man? Statistically speaking, your answer is likely no. Here's what a nonprofit is doing to change that for students:
Urban Ed Academy, Man the Bay aim for every student to have a Black male teacher before sixth grade and give those teachers training and support.If you close your eyes and envision a teacher or even a teacher that you had growing up, do you visualize a Black man? Statistically speaking, your answer is likely no.
Urban Ed Academy was originally founded as a Saturday school to match young boys of color to mentors who look like them. Man the Bay is taking that mission a step further. The cohort's goal is for every student to have a Black male teacher before sixth grade and provide those Black male teachers with wraparound training and support.
Urban Ed Academy covers all professional and living expenses for fellows while they go through the four-year program. "As expensive as housing is here in the Bay Area, forecasting out how much we're going to spend, we know whoever we partner with is going to get a good chunk of change," Seriguchi said. "We've been intentional, very blessed, but intentional that the spending power on our side rests with Black folks was number one. There's of course conversations at the state level around reparations, this was our small way in playing a part in that.
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