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Tickets are Available! Gratitude – A Salute to Ron Walker

COSEBOC is pleased to announce that tickets are now available for Gratitude: A Salute to Ron Walker, our brunch events...
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Gratitude: A Salute to Ron Walker

Save the dates! In October we will be celebrating Ron Walker’s work and commitment to boys and young men of...
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Ron Walker to step down as Executive Director

I am writing to announce that I will be stepping away from the ongoing leadership of COSEBOC as of September...
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Persistence, Preservation and Preparation: Why COSEBOC Prioritizes the Social–Emotional Learning of Young Black Men

There are a number of recent initiatives focused on the health and well-being of students, especially students from racially and...
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COSEBOC Rites of Passage Programs to Engage Boys and Young Men of Color

Join us on March 23, 2023 for a powerful conversation with Ron Walker, Timothy Jones, and Kamau Ptah. Details forthcoming....
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COSEBOC Launches Interagency D.R.U.M. Facilitator Course for the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts

On the snowy morning of February 28, 2023, a group of 20 men of color gathered to embark on the...
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Harriet Tubman: An American Heroine 

By COSEBOC friend and colleague, Pamela M. Tuck: "I learned about Harriet Tubman in my high school history class, and...
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Conversations with Thought Leaders: Sharlonda Buckman-Davis

Join us on Thursday, March 9, 2023 for a conversation with Sharlonda Buckman-Davis, expert Consultant for National and local organizations...
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Working On Knowledge Equally (WOKE)- Why Black History Matters!

As we enter February, the designated month for the appreciation of Black History, a critical question may arise from those...
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Conversations with Thought Leaders

Join us in February for the start of our Winter/Spring virtual series of Conversations with Thought Leaders. Our first guest...
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Guiding Principles of Dr. Martin Luther King and Muhammad Ali

Dr. Martin Luther King and Muhammad Ali, two iconic figures in American history, share birthdays two days apart: January 15th...
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Dr. Martin Luther King and Muhammad Ali: Their Footprints Guided My Footsteps

I watched the historic 1963 March on Washington on the family black and white TV. I was mesmerized by Dr....
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Legacy Matters: What Are You Passing on to Black Boys?

Legacy matters. It matters as a tradition of hope in the present and it undergirds us in stewarding a future...
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COSEBOC is Grateful and Thankful

COSEBOC has much to be thankful for as we move from pandemic to progress and from hustle to flow. On...
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Remembering Emmett and Mamie Till

In 1955, Jet magazine rested on tabletops in many homes of Black people, including the home of my grandmother where...
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Conversations with Thought Leaders

Join us in December! Shane Safir & Jamila Dugan Co-authors of "Street Data: A Next-Generation Model for Equity, Pedagogy" Thursday,...
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Conversations with Thought Leaders

Join us in November! Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings Monday, November, 14, 2022 4pm ET / 1pm PT RSVP BELOW to receive...
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Conversation with Thought Leaders News & Updates Past Events

Conversations with Thought Leaders

Join us in October for the start of our fall virtual series of Conversations with Thought Leaders. Our first guest...
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Priming to Pivot

by Deidre R. Farmbry, Ed.D. Recently, I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Shawn Ginwright, author of The Four Pivots:...
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Many Thanks and Best Wishes to Dr. Sandra Spooner 

The word “departure” is defined as the act of leaving. This brief message is to announce the departure of Dr....
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