Community Resources

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African American Equity Task Force

The African American Equity Task Force was asked to develop and present a set of prioritized recommendations to help close the Opportunity Gap for our African American students and educators. Since the adoption of the recommendations by the Board of Education in June of 2017, five implementation teams have been created with the task of driving results toward each of the recommendations. Read the recommendations.

The Bailey Report

Responding to concerns from our schools and the community, DPS commissioned Dr. Sharon Bailey to report in detail on the experiences of our African-American educators and to listen to their perspectives and concerns about how our African-American students are being cared for and educated. In response to this report, the DPS Board of Education and Superintendent commissioned the African-American Equity Task Force in the fall of 2016. Read the full report.

Local Community Resources

National Community Resources

Black Greek Letter Organizations

Research and Reports

Mayor’s Office of Children’s Affairs

National Black Child Development Institute

Black Greek Letter Organizations

The Bailey Report

Colorado Black Round Table

Children’s Defense Fund

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

The Status of Denver’s Children 2018: A Community Resource

NAACP Denver Branch

National Black Parents Association

Epsilon Nu Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha

Building Better Narratives in Black Education (NAACP)

Colorado Black Chamber of Commerce

National Society of Black Engineers

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

Making the Grade: A Toolkit on the Every Student Succeeds Act (NAACP)

Jack and Jill of America Denver Chapter

The Center for African American Health

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

Resilience in African American Children and Adolescents: A Vision for Optimal Development (APA Task Force on Resilience and Strength in Black Children and Adolescents)

New Hope Baptist Church

Mental Health Issues Facing the Black Community

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Resilience Executive Summary

Families Forward Resource Center

Delta Sigma Theta Denver Youth Programs

An Activity Book for African American Families: Helping Children Cope with Crisis

Colfax Community Network

Delta Sigma Theta Scholarships

The Path Forward: Improving Opportunities for African American Students (US Chamber of Commerce Foundation)

Colfax Community Network

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

The State of Education of African for American Students (The Education Trust)

Center for African American Health

Zeta Phi Beta Scholarships

Supporting the School Readiness and Success of African American Boys Project: Reflections on a Culturally Responsive Strength-Based Approach (US Dept. of Human Services)

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.

African American Children and Families (National PTA)

Complex Trauma: In Urban African American Children, Youth and Families (National Child Traumatic Stress Network)

Long-Range Impacts of Same-Race Teachers (John Hopkins University)

African American Experience and Issues of Race and Racism in U.S. Schools (Ithaca College)

The Opportunity Myth (TNTP)