Saturday,March 30, 2019

8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

CREC Academy of Aerospace and

Engineering1101 Kennedy RoadWindsor, CT 06095

Cost $50($15 for high school

and college students)includes breakfast

and lunch

Register online today!

REGISTERhttps://cthartfordsot.com/

education-conference-3-30-19

Or mail the registration form and a check to:The Sons of Thunder

Coalition, P.O. Box 2571Hartford, CT 06147

Attn: Michael Copeland

Holistically Addressing The Contemporary Young Urban Male

No doubt, urban males are the lowest achieving and most traumatized students in the country. We

must address such plights with culturally responsive and innovative interventions. The Sons of Thunder

Coalition conference will explore these complex issues.

MICHAEL COPELAND

SADIQ ALI

DR. CHARLES GROCE

DR. RANDY POTTS

DR. DARYL ROCK

TAMMY MILLSAPS

DR. JAMES THOMPSON

DR. JOSEPH COOPER

Michael Copeland• Founder and CEO of Sons of Thunder Coalition and Author of, “Oh What A Move! Profiles of

Hartford Basketball Players, 1954-1984”• Welcome and Closing Addresses, as Well as Panel Discussion Facilitator

Sadiq Ali• All-Male Pedagogical Initiatives Specialist and Author of, ”Benjamin E. Mays Institute: Educating

Young Black Males”• Keynote Speaker: “Contemporary Ideologies In Educating Young Black Males”

and Closing Analyses and Projections

Dr. Daryl Rock• Math Professor of Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, New York and Public Schools Intervention

Specialist• Presentations: Mathematics’ Impact in the Contemporary Global Economy and Cultivating

Young Scholars

Dr. James Thompson• Superintendent of Schools of Bloomfield, Connecticut Public Schools• Presentation: Mentorship

Dr. Joseph Cooper

• Assistant Professor of the Department of Educational Leadership and Athletics Academic Advisor of University of Connecticut

• Presentation: Advisory for Athletes

Tammy Millsaps• Director of College Admission, College Counselor and Basketball Coach of Capital Preparatory

Magnet School of Hartford, Connecticut Public Schools• Presentation: Athletics Eligibility and Recruitment • Panelist: Academics Must Be joined at the Hip With Athletics

Dr. Randy Potts• Clinical Psychologist and Professor of the University of Memphis(Tennessee) Department of

Counseling, Educational Psychology and Research• Presentations: Young Black Males Must Exhibit Homage to the Black Community and Trauma

and the Black Community

Dr. Charles Groce • Retired Administrator of Hartford, Connecticut Public Schools and Psychology Professor of Capital

Community College• Presentations: Suicide Is On The Rise Among Young Black Males and the Disconnection Between

Thriving Black Americans and Inner-City Young Black Males

presents an education conference

See reverse side for more

presenters!

• Welcome and Closing Addresses

• Panel Discussion Facilitator

• Mathematics’ Impact in the Contemporary Global Economy

• Cultivating Young Black Male Scholars

• Significance of Mentorship

• Suicide is on the Rise Among Young Black Males

• Disconnection Between Thriving Blacks and Young Black Males

• Young Black Males Must Pay Homage to the Black Community

• Trauma and the Black Community

• Keynote speaker: “Contemporary Ideologies in Educating Young Black Males”

• Closing Analyses and Projections

• Athletics Eligibility and Recruitment

• Panelist: Academics Must be Joined at the Hip with Athletics

• Advisory for Black Athletes

Questions about the conference? For more information, please call:Michael Copeland at 860-719-2939; Sadiq Ali at 860-305-8918; or

Nicole Murphy at 203-802-2813.

Saturday,March 30, 2019

8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

CREC Academy of Aerospace and

Engineering1101 Kennedy RoadWindsor, CT 06095

Cost $50 ($15 for high school

and college students)includes breakfast

and lunch

Register online today!

REGISTERhttps://cthartfordsot.com/

education-conference-3-30-19

Or mail the registration form and a check to:The Sons of Thunder

Coalition, P.O. Box 2571Hartford, CT 06147

Attn: Michael Copeland

DOUG MCCRORY

ANDREW WOODS

CHRIS FULTON

BOB GIBSON

LEONARD EPPS

KERMIT CAROLINA

LARRY HALL

ABDUL RAHMAAN IBN MUHAMMAD

• The Black Community Must Support Its Young Males

• Panelist: Academics Must be Joined at the Hip with Athletics

• Strategies for Combating the School-to-Prison Pipeline

• Student Organizations’ Support of Failure Prevention and Intervention: The Society of Black Brotherhood

• Panelist: Academics Must be Joined at the Hip with Athletics

• The Black Community Faces Tremendous Challenges Over Its Boys

• Significance of Fatherhood

• The Substantial Athlete: What Makes A Great Athlete

• Panelist: Academics Must be Joined at the Hip with Athletics

Doug McCrory• Administrator of the Capital Regional Education Council and Connecticut State Senator• Presentation: The Black Community Must Support Its Young Males

Abdul Rahmaan Ibn Muhammad

• Executive Director of My People Clinical Services• Presentation: The Impact of Fatherhood

Andrew Woods• Executive Director of Hartford Communities That Cares, Incorporated• Presentation: The Black Community Faces tremendous Challenges Over Its Boys

Chris Fulton• Assistant Principal and Athletics Director of Capital Preparatory Magnet School of Hartford, Connecticut Public

Schools• Presentation: The Substantial Athlete: What Makes A Great Athlete• Panelist: Academics Must Be joined at the Hip With Athletics

Leonard Epps• Education Administrator of Hartford, Connecticut Public Schools• Presentation: Student Organizations’ Support of Failure Prevention and Intervention: The

Society Of Black Brotherhood

Kermit Carolina• Education Administrator of New Haven, Connecticut Public Schools• Presentation: Obtaining Resources for the Black Community to Support Its Young Males

Larry Hall• Director of the Office of Recruitment and Admissions, Central Connecticut State University• Panelist: Academics Must Be joined at the Hip With Athletics

Bob Gibson• Science Teacher, Former Football and Track Coach of Bloomfield Public Schools and Connecticut

General Assembly Representative• Panelist: Academics Must Be joined at the Hip With Athletics

Holistically Addressing The Contemporary Young Urban Male

presents an education conference

The Sons of Thunder Coalition is a non-profit organization that encourages inner city youths to understand the importance of strong educational performance and the establishment of sound career goals by using committed mentors while simultaneously exposing them to

athletic, recreational, and educational programming. Learn more at https://cthartfordsot.com/education-conference-3-30-19

Questions about the conference? For more information, please call:Michael Copeland at 860-719-2939; Sadiq Ali at 860-305-8918; or

Nicole Murphy at 203-802-2813.

See reverse side for more

presenters!