Full Article At: MichiganRadio.org
The teaching profession in America remains largely white and female. That means young African American males can go through school without ever seeing a teacher who looks like them.
Not only can this mean a lack of black role models, but it also means teaching doesn’t get held up as a profession that’s desirable for black men to pursue.
Curtis Lewis is trying to chance that narrative. He’s principal of Henry Ford Academy and founder and Chairman of the Board of the Black Male Educators Alliance of Michigan. He’s spent his career in education and has experienced first-hand what it’s like to be the only black male teacher in a school.
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