NUBIAN KNIGHTS NETWORK: Woodrow Wilson Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowships

QUOTATIONS OF "BLACK"

"Whenever I use BLACK it relates to some history of Africans in that particular place. It’s the idea of the color BLACK as a metaphor, or as a representation of African-Americans. It’s the notion of BLACK- BLACKNESS - and all its other meanings in relation to the history of race..."

- Fred Wilson

"Most of my fortitude to continue doing the work comes from the moral outrage I feel about the injustices that Black people endure disproportionately daily."

- N. Abdul-Wakil

"In the end, what matters is not skin shade but pan-African consciousness. Loving your complexion, your nose, lips, hair length and texture, no matter what the politics or trends decide, and simply be. That's the problem with us (African folks). We're still learning how to love ourselves. So used to glorifying others and putting others first..."

- Dredlocks Tree

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Woodrow Wilson Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowships

Dear BMI Colleagues:

Below you will find information about the Woodrow Wilson Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowships. Please pass this information on to your students.

Announcement:

The Woodrow Wilson–Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowships for Aspiring Teachers of Color were created to help recruit and support individuals of color as K–12 public school teachers in the United States. Through this fellowship, we hope to prepare greater numbers of highly qualified teachers of color in public school classrooms around the country.

This Fellowship includes:
• a $30,000 stipend to apply toward the cost of a master’s degree
• preparation for teaching in a high–need public school
• support and mentoring throughout the three–year teaching commitment
• guidance toward teaching certification
• lifelong membership in a national network of Woodrow Wilson Fellows who are intellectual leaders

Only current seniors are eligible to apply for the WW–RBF.
Applications are accepted through October 26, 2009.

Details:
http://www.woodrow.org/fellowships/teaching/wwrbf/index.php

Interested U-M applicants should contact:
Dr. Henry O. Meares
Assistant Dean, School of Education
hmeares@umich.edu, 734 323-4237

Sincerely,

Jermaine Wright
Associate Director, CUNY Black Male Initiative
The City College of The City University of New York
160 Convent Avenue at 138th Street
North Academic Center (NAC) Building, Room 4/154
New York, New York 10031
(212) 650-5394 (telephone)
E-mail: jwright1@ccny.cuny.edu
Website: http://www.cuny.edu/bmi
or http://web.cuny.edu/academics/oaa/initiatives/bmi.html