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Dear John,
Located in Washington, D.C., RBHS is the only all-male school in the area driven by the pillars of Character, Scholarship, and Service. The Black Boy Joy Movie and Book Club was created in response to social, emotional, and academic needs of RBHS’s Young Kings during the pandemic and distance learning. In these historic and uncertain times, Black children--specifically young Black men--need our sustained support to continue learning and smiling. Since opening its doors in August of 2016, RBHS has not run out of innovative ways to develop and enhance young men’s character, academic curiosity, and service. Your donation and support will provide the Young Kings of Ron Brown High School with resources to use literature and movies to discuss and deepen course content and connection. Can the young men of RBHS count on you John, to support Black Boy Joy and learning?
Not too long ago, 20,000 Color Of Change members took action and pressured New York City public schools to invest in culturally responsive education, ensuring Black NYC public school students had a curriculum with books and materials containing characters who look like them, live like them, or have similar experiences. John, this giving season invest in our children again as they learn and cope during this unprecedented time with culturally relevant books and movies.
The Black Boy Joy Book and Movie Club is a product of the RBHS Culture and Restorative Efforts (C.A.R.E) Team (a collective of Ron Brown’s school psychologist, counselors, social workers, culture coach, and other career/college readiness coaches). You can be assured that your donation is going towards meaningful activities that will deeply enrich not only the education the young men receive but also support their overall well-being.
RBHS embodies the fight you helped win in New York by providing students a student-centered, culturally relevant, college preparatory curriculum. Now, more than ever, the Young Kings of RBHS in Washington, D.C., need your support. John, we know times are hard but every little bit counts when it comes to our children. If you'd like to do even more, become a recurring donor and support our on-going education justice work.
Until justice is real,
--Jade, Arisha, Rashad, Johnny, Evan, Amanda, Eesha, Imani, Marie, Gabrielle, Samantha, Marcus, FolaSade, Taurjhai, Stasia, Jennette, Ciera, and the rest of the COC team
References:
- “New York City Adopts ‘Culturally Responsive’ Education in Schools,” The Wall Street Journal, August 1, 2019, https://act.colorofchange.org/go/181557?t=7&akid=48442%2E4731121%2EAutC1J.
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