Program and Activities

Services Description Activity

College and Career Readiness

How to Apply to College Workshops

Mentoring EmpowerMENt Leadership Certificate Program

Professional Development Intellectual Justice Institute

We build clear academic pathways from the community to college. Provide resources and support for participants to achieve college acceptance and/or university transfer Develop and implement strategies to increase awareness of academic culture among elementary and high school students

Through workshops, conferences, and mentorship, students will develop the language and skills of transformative leadership based on Hip Hop critical literacy, social justice, and strong moral character

A race conscious professional development pathway that connects researchers, leaders, staff, instructors, organizers, stakeholders, and college policymakers to identify and eliminate structural barriers to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in K12 & Community College organizations.

Critical reading and writing improvement

CriticalReadingand WritingDevelopment

Participants will read and analyze literary works by some of America’s most recognized rappers, writers, playwrights, and poets Participants will learn how to:

Employ the writing process to complete writing tasks

Write with a specific purpose, audience, and message

Learn how to compose messages using a variety of modes with specific details, examples, and illustrations to fulfill a purpose

Demonstrate critical engagement with outside sources

Write in prose style characterized by clarity, complexity, and linguistic variety

Apply the conventions of standard written English