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Building a Bridge to
Literacy for African
American Male Youth:
Casey RawsonSandra Hughes-Hassell
UNC Chapel Hill SILS
How the Library Community Has
Answered the Call
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StatisticsWhy African American Males?
13% of African American male 4th graders and 11%
of African American male 8th
graders at or above proficient in
reading
Barely half
graduate from high
school
14% of the national
population, but 5% of the college population and nearly 40% of
the prison population
Double the unemployment rate of White
males
Among adolescents and young adults, 8
times more likely to die from
homicide than White males of the
same age
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About the summit
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Researchers
PublishersAuthors
School & Public
Librarians
School & Library
Administrators
Policymakers
EducatorsStudents
About the summit
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About the summit
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About the summit
http://bridgetolit.web.unc.edu
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“Literacy is not just about decoding text. It is about becoming a superior human being that can act powerfully upon the world.”
- Ernest Morrell, Ph.D.
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Webinar
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/7857
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Professional Development Toolkit
http://librariesliteracyandaamaleyouth.weebly.com/
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A Call to Action
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Library Walk
http://bridgetolit.web.unc.edu/?page_id=842
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Levels of Librarian Involvement
Transformative
http://tinyurl.com/liblevels
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Identifying Enabling Texts Tool
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Teacher PD
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Blue Ribbon Council
http://www.slideshare.net/mrsbunner/finding-our-voices-17092841
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Diversifying the Curriculum
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Statewide Librarian Workshop
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Our Challenge to You
What can YOUR library do to address the literacy needs of
African American male youth?
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Join the Conversation!
Sandra [email protected]
Casey [email protected]
http://bridgetolit.web.unc.edu