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The BMEA Podcast is back with another dynamic conversation with a change-maker in Detroit! We are pleased to be joined by Mr. Jerjuan Howard, Executive Director of the Umoja Debate Team!⁠

On today’s episode of The BMEA Podcast, we will be highlighting a truly dynamic Black Male Educator impacting lives in Phoenix, Arizona, Mr. James Clark!

The BMEA Podcast is back TONIGHT at 7 pm EST to discuss the Michigan Reading Crisis and Michigan’s Read by Grade Three Legislation. ⁠ ⁠

We are back with a new episode of The BMEA Podcast: Lifting Our Voices! Recently on the show, we have been discussing the mindset of our youth when they leave the K12 school system. As we know, once those students leave the school system, they enter “the real world” and are considered adults.

We are back with a new episode of The BMEA Podcast: Lifting Our Voices! On tonight’s episode, “A Soulless Community”, hosts Dr. Curtis Lewis and Mr. Michael Payne Jr. are joined by Dr. Karlin Tichenor to discuss recent violent tragedies that have rocked our communities. The gentlemen ask each other challenging questions as we seek to identify the root causes of the issues and what can and should be done to address them.

We are back with a new episode of The BMEA Podcast: Lifting Our Voices! In 2008, our founder Dr. Lewis created and successfully implemented a mentoring program for young males of color as part of a research grant, in partnership with Michigan State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Lansing Public Schools. BMEA’s K-12 Intergenerational Male Mentoring Program is modeled after that exemplar and seeks to create a pipeline for young Black males

We are back with a new episode of The BMEA Podcast: Lifting Our Voices! In tonight’s episode, hosts Dr. Curtis Lewis, Founder and CEO of BMEA, and Michael Payne, Co-Founder and Director of Membership and Community Engagement are back together to discuss the history of “Thanksgiving” in our country. They will also share the impact of standardized tests on our students, and ways we might be able to fundamentally change the idea and purpose of schools to better serve all stud

Welcome back to Lifting Our Voices! In today’s episode, hosts Dr. Curtis Lewis, Founder and CEO of BMEA, and Micael Payne, Co-Founder and Director of Membership and Community Engagement of BMEA are joined by BMEA Principal Wellness Fellow, Mr. Anton Horton to discuss Educator Wellness!