The Fearless Literacy Campaign

Jason talks about the importance of early literacy in the lives of our children.

The Fearless Literacy Campaign

Jason sits with Mrs. Carter. KP Carter is a children's book author, speaker, educator, and literacy advocate with over 35 years of experience in education. She is passionate about nurturing the love of reading. She is also the online course instructor of 10 Steps to Reading Success/Progressive Parents Promoting Literacy. The course provides fundamental strategies to help parents strengthen children's literacy skills and help them to enjoy reading.

WWW.KPCARTERWRITES.COM

Fearless Fire

Jason talks about Bessie Coleman and the impact she made on African American and Native-American women. Bessie Coleman was an early American civil aviator. She was the first African-American woman and the first Native-American to hold a pilot license. She earned her pilot license from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale on June 15, 1921, and was the first black person to earn an international pilot's license.

Fearless Fire

Jason talks about the good that the Black Panthers did for the kids within the community.

Fearless Fire

The Road to Howard and Harvard Starts Here!

Good Beginnings Equal Great Finishes ​Strategies to Make Sure our Kids are Reading and Writing! The Road to Howard and Harvard Starts Here!

Bio

Isabel Colon is a mother of two young men and a grandmother of one. She had dedicated 22 years to educating children. Her experiences span teaching elementary through high school English. She has also worked alongside teachers as a Literacy Coach and English Department Chair and is currently an Assistant Principal of an elementary school. Her educational platform rests in the belief that given a community of commitment and care, all children can learn.

Jason sits with Dr. Lamy, Vice President of Student Relations and Community Relations at Bloomfield College in New Jersey.

BIO

Dr. Patrick Lamy grew up in Fordham, Bronx, New York, and has resided in Essex County, NJ since 1981. Dr. Lamy received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from Caldwell College followed by a Master of Arts in Education and Human Services from Montclair State University and a Doctorate in Higher Education Administration from Seton Hall University. Over the past nineteen years at Bloomfield College, Dr. Lamy has held the following positions: Resident Director, Residence Life Coordinator, EOF Counselor/Tutorial Program Coordinator, Director of Residence Life, Assistant Dean, Associate Dean, Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Officer, and most recently, Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students. What Dr. Lamy enjoys most about his employment at the College is his interactions with students, and the opportunities to collaborate with all sectors of the College Community to provide Bloomfield College students with an enriching and challenging educational experience. Dr. Lamy is very active in the broader Essex County Community where he serves as a mentor to several young men and women in high school and in college. He is a recognized member of Who’s Who Among American Colleges and Universities Professionals; American College Personnel Association; American Counseling Association; and the Association for the Study of Higher Education. He is a member of the Editorial Board for the Leadership Exchange Journal from the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators; the previous member of several conference planning committees for the American Association of Colleges and Universities and the New Jersey Association for Affirmative Action in Higher Education.

Bloomfield College: https://bloomfield.edu/

Fearless Fire

Shirley Anita Chisholm was an American politician, educator, and author. In 1968, she became the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress, representing New York's 12th congressional district for seven terms from 1969 to 1983. In the 1972 United States presidential election, she became the first African-American candidate for a major party's nomination for President of the United States, and the first woman to run for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination.

Born in Brooklyn, Chisolm studied and worked in early childhood education, becoming involved in local Democratic party politics in the 1950s. In 1964, overcoming some resistance because she was a woman, she was elected to the New York State Assembly. Four years later she was elected to Congress, where she led the expansion of food and nutrition programs for the poor and rose to party leadership. She retired from Congress in 1983 and taught at Mt Holyoke College while continuing her political organizing. Although nominated for an ambassadorship in 1993, health issues caused her to withdraw. In 2015, Chisholm was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.