Vision

BTC’s vision is to create the conditions so that for every Black student, there will be challenging, affirming, and innovative learning environments staffed by a critical mass of high-quality Black educators equipped to maximize shared racial identity learning experiences over the course of their elementary and secondary education.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booker_T._Whatley

Booker T. Whatley (November 5, 1915 in Calhoun County, Alabama – September 3, 2005 in Montgomery, Alabama) was an agriculture professor at Tuskegee University, Alabama, and a pioneer of sustainable agriculture in the post-World War II era. He also aimed to “generate an agrarian black middle class”.^[1]

https://www.npr.org/2023/02/21/1158362922/sheryl-lee-ralph-abbott-elementary-super-bowl-performance

Sheryl Lee Ralph explains why she almost left showbiz — and what kept her going

https://www.npr.org/2023/01/07/1146807623/barbados-reparations-britain-caribbean

How reparation efforts in Barbados found an international spotlight

https://www.vcolemanmusic.com/

Flutist and composer

https://www.npr.org/2023/02/04/1152837757/samara-joy-grammy-profile

Samara Joy’s polyphonic stardom

The 23-year-old jazz phenomenon has been building three careers at once

https://www.npr.org/2023/02/14/1156555360/black-panther-wakanda-forever-costume-design-ruth-e-carter

An Oscar-winning costume designer explains how clothes ‘create a mood’

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Henson

Matthew Alexander Henson (August 8, 1866 – March 9, 1955) was an explorer who accompanied Robert Peary on seven voyages to the Arctic over a period of nearly 23 years.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/02/13/1155671455/dr-lisa-on-the-street-busts-health-myths-and-empowers-patients

‘Dr. Lisa on the Street’ busts health myths and empowers patients