Another Participant in 'Black Bloggers for Education' initiative

We are happy to learn that Kristina Brooke, who owns the Mom on the Rise blog, is now the 8th member of the Black Bloggers for Education initiative.

Our blog is participating. You can track our progress in the left-hand sidebar. As I type this we have stalled with 1 donor providing $25 to support 28 children.

I know money is tight, but the minimum donation is only five dollars. Can you afford to provide at least five dollars to support these classrooms in poverty-stricken areas of our country? We would really appreciate it - and so would the students. It's tax-deductible.

Click here if you want to make a small donation right now. Asante sana!

Black Bloggers for Education

The BDPA Foundation is participating in the DonorsChoose.org Blogger Challenge ‘08.

In fact, there are several AfroSpear members joining the Black Bloggers for Education initiative as an effort to support individual classrooms in poverty-stricken areas. My hope is that you, as a reader of this blog, will consider making a small donation towards this worthy educational cause. The projects we focus on support science and math initiatives in classrooms with large number of African American students.
DonorsChoose.org is a simple way to provide students in need with resources that our public schools often lack. At this not-for-profit web site, teachers submit project proposals for materials or experiences their students need to learn. These ideas become classroom reality when concerned individuals, Citizen Philanthropists, choose projects to fund.
Proposals range from “Hands On Math Literacy” ($764) to “Input/Output - What's Your Function?” ($196), to “Classroom Jeopardy” ($325). In fact, if you have a specific school, city or state that you want to support ... let me know in the COMMENTS below and I will add a project from the school, city or state into the mix. OK?
Once a project is funded, donors receive a feedback package of student photos and thank-you notes, and a teacher impact letter.
I’m particularly happy today. One of the proposals highlighted by the BDPA Foundation was the Inspiring African American as Class Role Models project. One of our BDPA Foundation readers made donation to support this project. They only need another $180 to be fully funded for that project as I type this blog post.
Here are the current bloggers working together under Black Bloggers for Education umbrella:

1. Jack & Jill Politics (BBR #7)
2. The Assimilated Negro (BBR #98)
3. A Slant Truth (BBR #136)
4. SES: Science, Education & Society (BBR #453)
5. BDPA Foundation (BBR #502)
6. Springer Journal (BBR #598)
7. Fackin Truth (BBR #606)

I would be interested in your thoughts on this initiative. What say u?

Black Unity Prayer Day

Black Unity Prayer Day is an opportunity for Black people all over the world in their homes, at work, their churches, mosques, and temples, to pray for one another. A day to stop the physical, emotional, and spiritual violence with each other. It is a time to stop the inappropriate behavior with each other and start showing true respect by uplifting one another, rebuilding our communities, and strengthening them through aggregate unification.

We invite all BDPAers to be a part of the Black Unity Prayer Day on Thursday October 9, 2008. You’ll share moments of prayer with others of like mind—you are prayer warriors, united in positive attitude, understanding, and love.

Also, we want you to help poverty-stricken classrooms obtain needed funding for crucial supplies by participating in our DonorsChoose 2008 initiative. A number of us have come together as part of a blogger's challenge -- Black Bloggers for Education -- and we need support from our blog readers.

What say u?