Holistically Addressing The Contemporary Young Urban Male · •Presentation: Mentorship Dr.Hip...
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Saturday,March 30, 2019
8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
CREC Academy of Aerospace and
Engineering1101 Kennedy RoadWindsor, CT 06095
Cost $50($15 for high school
and college students)includes breakfast
and lunch
Register online today!
REGISTERhttps://cthartfordsot.com/
education-conference-3-30-19
Or mail the registration form and a check to:The Sons of Thunder
Coalition, P.O. Box 2571Hartford, CT 06147
Attn: Michael Copeland
Holistically Addressing The Contemporary Young Urban Male
No doubt, urban males are the lowest achieving and most traumatized students in the country. We
must address such plights with culturally responsive and innovative interventions. The Sons of Thunder
Coalition conference will explore these complex issues.
MICHAEL COPELAND
SADIQ ALI
DR. CHARLES GROCE
DR. RANDY POTTS
DR. DARYL ROCK
TAMMY MILLSAPS
DR. JAMES THOMPSON
DR. JOSEPH COOPER
Michael Copeland• Founder and CEO of Sons of Thunder Coalition and Author of, “Oh What A Move! Profiles of
Hartford Basketball Players, 1954-1984”• Welcome and Closing Addresses, as Well as Panel Discussion Facilitator
Sadiq Ali• All-Male Pedagogical Initiatives Specialist and Author of, ”Benjamin E. Mays Institute: Educating
Young Black Males”• Keynote Speaker: “Contemporary Ideologies In Educating Young Black Males”
and Closing Analyses and Projections
Dr. Daryl Rock• Math Professor of Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, New York and Public Schools Intervention
Specialist• Presentations: Mathematics’ Impact in the Contemporary Global Economy and Cultivating
Young Scholars
Dr. James Thompson• Superintendent of Schools of Bloomfield, Connecticut Public Schools• Presentation: Mentorship
Dr. Joseph Cooper
• Assistant Professor of the Department of Educational Leadership and Athletics Academic Advisor of University of Connecticut
• Presentation: Advisory for Athletes
Tammy Millsaps• Director of College Admission, College Counselor and Basketball Coach of Capital Preparatory
Magnet School of Hartford, Connecticut Public Schools• Presentation: Athletics Eligibility and Recruitment • Panelist: Academics Must Be joined at the Hip With Athletics
Dr. Randy Potts• Clinical Psychologist and Professor of the University of Memphis(Tennessee) Department of
Counseling, Educational Psychology and Research• Presentations: Young Black Males Must Exhibit Homage to the Black Community and Trauma
and the Black Community
Dr. Charles Groce • Retired Administrator of Hartford, Connecticut Public Schools and Psychology Professor of Capital
Community College• Presentations: Suicide Is On The Rise Among Young Black Males and the Disconnection Between
Thriving Black Americans and Inner-City Young Black Males
presents an education conference
See reverse side for more
presenters!
• Welcome and Closing Addresses
• Panel Discussion Facilitator
• Mathematics’ Impact in the Contemporary Global Economy
• Cultivating Young Black Male Scholars
• Significance of Mentorship
• Suicide is on the Rise Among Young Black Males
• Disconnection Between Thriving Blacks and Young Black Males
• Young Black Males Must Pay Homage to the Black Community
• Trauma and the Black Community
• Keynote speaker: “Contemporary Ideologies in Educating Young Black Males”
• Closing Analyses and Projections
• Athletics Eligibility and Recruitment
• Panelist: Academics Must be Joined at the Hip with Athletics
• Advisory for Black Athletes
Questions about the conference? For more information, please call:Michael Copeland at 860-719-2939; Sadiq Ali at 860-305-8918; or
Nicole Murphy at 203-802-2813.
Saturday,March 30, 2019
8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
CREC Academy of Aerospace and
Engineering1101 Kennedy RoadWindsor, CT 06095
Cost $50 ($15 for high school
and college students)includes breakfast
and lunch
Register online today!
REGISTERhttps://cthartfordsot.com/
education-conference-3-30-19
Or mail the registration form and a check to:The Sons of Thunder
Coalition, P.O. Box 2571Hartford, CT 06147
Attn: Michael Copeland
DOUG MCCRORY
ANDREW WOODS
CHRIS FULTON
BOB GIBSON
LEONARD EPPS
KERMIT CAROLINA
LARRY HALL
ABDUL RAHMAAN IBN MUHAMMAD
• The Black Community Must Support Its Young Males
• Panelist: Academics Must be Joined at the Hip with Athletics
• Strategies for Combating the School-to-Prison Pipeline
• Student Organizations’ Support of Failure Prevention and Intervention: The Society of Black Brotherhood
• Panelist: Academics Must be Joined at the Hip with Athletics
• The Black Community Faces Tremendous Challenges Over Its Boys
• Significance of Fatherhood
• The Substantial Athlete: What Makes A Great Athlete
• Panelist: Academics Must be Joined at the Hip with Athletics
Doug McCrory• Administrator of the Capital Regional Education Council and Connecticut State Senator• Presentation: The Black Community Must Support Its Young Males
Abdul Rahmaan Ibn Muhammad
• Executive Director of My People Clinical Services• Presentation: The Impact of Fatherhood
Andrew Woods• Executive Director of Hartford Communities That Cares, Incorporated• Presentation: The Black Community Faces tremendous Challenges Over Its Boys
Chris Fulton• Assistant Principal and Athletics Director of Capital Preparatory Magnet School of Hartford, Connecticut Public
Schools• Presentation: The Substantial Athlete: What Makes A Great Athlete• Panelist: Academics Must Be joined at the Hip With Athletics
Leonard Epps• Education Administrator of Hartford, Connecticut Public Schools• Presentation: Student Organizations’ Support of Failure Prevention and Intervention: The
Society Of Black Brotherhood
Kermit Carolina• Education Administrator of New Haven, Connecticut Public Schools• Presentation: Obtaining Resources for the Black Community to Support Its Young Males
Larry Hall• Director of the Office of Recruitment and Admissions, Central Connecticut State University• Panelist: Academics Must Be joined at the Hip With Athletics
Bob Gibson• Science Teacher, Former Football and Track Coach of Bloomfield Public Schools and Connecticut
General Assembly Representative• Panelist: Academics Must Be joined at the Hip With Athletics
Holistically Addressing The Contemporary Young Urban Male
presents an education conference
The Sons of Thunder Coalition is a non-profit organization that encourages inner city youths to understand the importance of strong educational performance and the establishment of sound career goals by using committed mentors while simultaneously exposing them to
athletic, recreational, and educational programming. Learn more at https://cthartfordsot.com/education-conference-3-30-19
Questions about the conference? For more information, please call:Michael Copeland at 860-719-2939; Sadiq Ali at 860-305-8918; or
Nicole Murphy at 203-802-2813.
See reverse side for more
presenters!