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Noted speaker on African-American educational issues coming to JCC
Jackson Community College will welcome noted speaker and author Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu to the Potter Center April 24 to speak on “Effectively Educating African American Males in the 21st Century.” This event is presented by JCC, Baker College and Spring Arbor University, South Central Michigan Works!, Consumers Energy, Jackson Public Schools and CP Federal Credit Union.
Kunjufu is an educational consultant who has written approximately 30 books, including “Critical Issues in Educating African American Youth.” He is a graduate of Illinois State University, earned a doctorate from Union Graduate School, and also attended Morgan State University, a historically black institution in Baltimore, Maryland, through an exchange program. He taught for six years at an Africentric school before founding African American Images, Inc., publishers and distributors of African American-focused books. He has spoken at many universities and has been asked to preach in hundreds of church pulpits.
Registration for the day will begin at 8:15 a.m. outside the Michael Baughman Theatre, Potter Center. A college and community update will be held from 9-10 a.m., and Kunjufu will deliver the keynote lecture from 10-11:30 a.m. A wrap-up will be held from 11:30 a.m. to noon.
This event is free to the public, but tickets are required. Order your free tickets by calling the Potter Center Box Office at 517.796.8600.
