A PETITION To The Obama Administration To Have An Audience With Those Who Fight for Our Children
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Posted By: Samuel Burnham on August 01, 2009 Hello All, http://www.jlnscs.org/ Please reply to: info@jlnscs.org As some of you know, Baba Amefika Geuka is conducting an 1,011 Walkathon for African-Centered Education (ACE) on behalf of our children! The Walkathon will climax at Washington DC on August 13, 2009. In light of the fact that the President has invited two men to the White house to discuss race relations over a beer, what better time than now do we have to petition the President on bahalf of Black children? We need hundreds of these letter sent. Please reach out to your contacts and encourage them in this effort to gain an audience with the President for Baba Geuka. Below is a sample letter you can send to the Obama Administration via email or regular mail. If emailing, please include your email address! Also, the addresses to send the letter are immediately below! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The physical address is: The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 EMAIL OBAMA ADMINISTRATION: www.whitehouse.gov/contact FAX OBAMA ADMINISTRATION: 202-456-2461 CALL OBAMA ADMINISTRATION: 202-456-1111 Dear Mr. President; One of your top priorities throughout your campaign and administration has been improvement in the education of American students – to prepare them for competition on the world stage. Within the initiatives and focus to achieve this goal are two key elements of your message. One is the value of charter schools. Another is the drive to turn around schools to provide a better education for our children. I am writing to bring to your attention an initiative that is the focus of these two elements in your education strategy. Amefika Geuka, at 69 years old, one of the founders and Chairman of the Joseph Littles NGUZO SABA Charter School in West Palm Beach, Florida embarked on a 1,000 mile walkathon to raise awareness of the value of African Centered Education in the development of Black children. He departed from West Palm Beach on July 15th. He will arrive in Washington on August 12th. On August 13th, he will present a message to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, and letters from the students to First Lady Michelle Obama. On July 28th, he passed through the halfway mark of 500 miles -- Clarendon County South Carolina – one of the school districts that was part of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision. This is significant because the education of Black children hasn’t made the progress it should as a result of that decision. The education achievement gaps are wide, even though a recent study reflects a small measure of closing in some states. In meeting the challenges of closing the gaps and striving toward excellence, the Joseph Littles – NGUZO SABA Charter School embraces an African-Centered Education (ACE) approach to turning around the lives of the students in the community they serve in West Palm Beach. This approach includes a focus on the African heritage of Black students as an integral component of their overall education. Here are some of the highlights from the recent FCAT (Florida Comprehensive Assessment Tests) outcomes. - Writing proficiency was 94% for the 4th and 8th grades - Percent making learning gains in reading was 59% - Percent making learning gains in math was 54% - Percent making learning gains in science was 56% These gains indicate progress against tremendous odds. Additionally, this school has been in existence for 10 years, and among their first graduates, they are able to point to role models who are now entering college. Seven of the first 11 graduates are attending college this fall. This school is a typical “struggling school” that is attempting to do more with less. As you look at measurements of progress, the “excellent schools” get the accolades they deserve, but the challenges of “struggling schools” aren’t always understood – when they start with a bigger challenge to address and fewer resources. The goal of this walkathon is to bring attention to the need for additional resources, and also to point out that ACE schools are making a difference, though the progress may not fit the external timetables and measurements that lump schools into “succeeding” or “failing” schools. Struggling schools like Joseph Littles – NGUZO SABA Charter School are also making progress, and could do more with a greater share of the resources. The 1,000 mile trek of Amefika Geuka is a demonstration of the commitment a 69 year-old man is willing to make for his school. We implore you to acknowledge this effort and many like this all over the country. Our goal is to help our students to become successful on the world stage --the very same as yours. If you could find a moment to greet Amefika Geuka when he arrives in Washington, DC, that would be a tremendous encouragement to our students and staff, and a boost to the community that we serve. Please visit www.jlnscs.org for more information about our school. Please reply to info@jlnscs.org. Thank you for your consideration, If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Samuel Burnham
Associate, Chosen Agency Florida A&M University class of 2003 Member Since February 2009 |
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