Professors Discuss Systemic Barriers In K-12 Public Schools; New Institute Aims To Study Issues Affecting Black Men

Bettina L. Love, an award-winning author and the Athletic Association Endowed Professor at the University of Georgia, and Dr. Ivory A. Toldson, the national director of Education Innovation and Research for the NAACP, professor of counseling psychology at Howard University and editor-in-chief of The Journal of Negro Education, discuss several educational-related topics, including the current state of K-12 public education and the systemic gaps that exist between Black and white students.

Dr. Derrick Bryan, the associate director of the Black Men’s Research Institute, and Dr. Clarissa Myrick-Harris, the chair of the Humanities Division and a professor of Africana Studies at Morehouse College, discuss the creation and focus of the Black Men’s Research Institute.