The Black Star Project

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Our Partners

We partner with many organizations in Chicago and across the country. Below is a list of some of these partners. We encourage you to click on their names to find out more:

National Partners:

National PTA - http://pta.org/

Schott Foundation for Public Education - http://www.schottfoundation.org/

Open Society Institute Campaign for Black Male Achievement - http://www.soros.org/initiatives/usprograms/focus/cbma

Students Against Violence Everywhere (S.A.V.E.) - http://www.nationalsave.org/

Mentoring Organizations:

Tutor Mentor Connection - http://www.tutormentorconnection.org/

Black on Black Love - http://www.bobl.org/

National News and Campaigns

Million Father March 2010

From Atlanta, Georgia:

“...and surprisingly, more fathers than I've ever seen, meeting and greeting teachers... bending over and reminding children to "pay attention, do your work," and of course the customary "don't act a fool on the first day of school!" “The Million Father March is a major first step in the right direction for many fathers.

Important Book: The New Jim Crow:

How the War on Drugs Gave Birth to a Permanent American Undercaste

by Michelle Alexander

Take a Black Male to Worship

The Black Star Project's Million Father Movement is partnering with the most dynamic force in the Black community--the Black church. Black churches, mosques, temples and synagogues across the country are working together on "Take a Black Male to Worship Day," Sunday, August 22, 2010.