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THE MISSION OF CULTURAL CHANGE. EMBRACING CHANGE AND APPLYING KNOWLEDGE TO YOUR EVERYDAY LIVES. Reproduced with permission from Vernon Jones Director for College Reach Out & the Council for the Social Status of Black Males Broward College Central Campus 3501 Davie Road Building 10 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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THE MISSION OF THE MISSION OF CULTURAL CHANGECULTURAL CHANGEEMBRACING CHANGE AND
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE TO YOUR EVERYDAY LIVES
Reproduced with permission from Vernon JonesDirector for College Reach Out & the Council for the Social Status of Black Males Broward CollegeCentral Campus3501 Davie RoadBuilding 10Davie, Florida 33314Work (954) 201-6743Cell (954) 588-3728
EMBRACE CHANGEEMBRACE CHANGE
EMBRACE CHANGE Your Perception…must be grounded in a truthful
reality You must have a REALISTIC PERCEPTION of
YourselfYou must become more informed about issues
that….DIRECTLY AFFECT YOU!Embrace POSITIVE THINKING and not allow yourself
to be mislead
You must CHANGE/REDEFINE your culture and contemplate the notion that there is a “Culture of Destruction”
What makes your Culture?What makes your Culture?
CULTURE…the totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts beliefs, institutions and all other products of human work and thought. American Heritage Dictionary (Houghton Mifflin Company) 2000.
Africanity and the Black Family. Africanity and the Black Family. Dr. Wade Noble 1985.Dr. Wade Noble 1985.
“Culture is a set or sets of behaviors and ideas which are symbolic, systemic, cumulative and transmitted from generation to generation”.
Africanity and the Black Family Africanity and the Black Family Dr. Wade Noble 1985Dr. Wade Noble 1985
“A people’s culture is the vast structure of language, customs, knowledge, ideas, and values which provide a people with a general design for living and patterns for interpreting reality. As part of a people’s world view, cultural values particularly help to define, select, create and re- create (or reformulate) what is considered, good, valuable or desirable in the social milieu”.
Attitude Key to Every SuccessAttitude Key to Every Success
The Culture of Destruction…
Poor Attitude
Inability to Apply Knowledge to Your Everyday Living
Elements of the Culture of Elements of the Culture of DestructionDestruction
DEGRADING WOMEN IN YOUR DAILY SPEECHMisrepresenting yourself and your FamilyLack of WORK ETHICBehavior/DressVulgar SpeechTrying to solve problems with VIOLENCELack of Respect for OthersSONGS of VULGARITYShrinking so others won’t feel smallRebel against becoming LEARNED (Scholarly)Not taking an active role to fight RACISMNot applying knowledge to your everyday life
Elements of the Culture of Elements of the Culture of DestructionDestruction
“ALL ABOUT ME” Selfish AttitudeJoining the “FULL COURT PRESS” in the
battle for your peer’s SPIRIT(It is truly a spiritual war)Don’t SnitchRefusing to listen to authority figures…Disobeying…which Destroys character
building moments…
Elements of the Culture of Elements of the Culture of DestructionDestruction
Not embracing the message and learning from other’s mistakes
For many Black and Latino males….life is running on a treadmill that has been constructed over time by Black and Latino males from the past who willingly subscribe to the Culture of Destruction
Change to a Culture of Change to a Culture of SuccessSuccess
Successful PeopleDo what UnsuccessfulPeople are Unwilling to
do
COUNTERING THE CULTURE OF COUNTERING THE CULTURE OF DESTRUCTIONDESTRUCTION
What exactly are we embracing?
What needs to be Redefined in Your Culture?
Tiger WoodsDick GregoryMaya AngelouMalcolm XShirley ChisholmReverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
REDEFINE YOUR CULTURE
Change to a Success CultureChange to a Success Culture
SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE do what UNSUCCESSFUL PEOPLE are not willing to do!
The two KEYS to FAILURE for The two KEYS to FAILURE for Males of ColorMales of Color
The Culture of Destruction is developed from
POOR ATTITUDE
“AN INABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE TO YOUR
EVERYDAY LIVING”
IF YOUR ANSWER IS YES DO YOU IF YOUR ANSWER IS YES DO YOU REALIZE WHAT THIS IMPLIES?REALIZE WHAT THIS IMPLIES?
DOES LANGUAGE INFLUENCE BEHAVIOR?
Perception is RealityPerception is Reality
What Do You See…When You See Her?
Respect the Black WomanRespect the Black WomanRespect the Latino/Hisp WomanRespect the Latino/Hisp Woman
Mother of all Nations of African People
Mother of all Nations of Latino/Hispanic People
Countering the Culture of Countering the Culture of DestructionDestruction
You must change the manner in which you SPEAK about WOMEN
You must change the manner in which you RELATE to WOMEN
That’s NOT what your momma taught you
CULTURE OF SUCCESSCULTURE OF SUCCESS
“ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE
&SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS
OF THE DAY”
CULTURE OF SUCCESSCULTURE OF SUCCESS
MAKE INTELLIGENTDECISIONS ABOUT YOUR LIFE
EMBRACING/SEEKING TRUTHEMBRACING/SEEKING TRUTH
THE THREE BIGGEST LIESYou Live in the “Ghetto” and must fight or
poison your brother to survive & solve problems. “Don’t Snitch”
You must shrink so you won’t make others feel small
Racism has been greatly minimized so you don’t need to be overly concerned.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frighten us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and
fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t
feel unsure around you. We were born to manifest the glory of God within us.
It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we consciously give other people
permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
Nelson Rolinhlahla Mandela, President, Republic of South Africa, 1994
FULLY EMBRACE FULLY EMBRACE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCESEDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES
REDEFINE EDUCATION for YOURSELF & EMBRACE EDUCATION for POSITIVE CHANGE
SEEK KNOWLEDGE
YOU MUST CARE
MAKE INTELLIGENT DECISIONS
High School GraduationHigh School Graduation
Florida ranks 46th out of50 states…Black Malegraduation rate 38%
Latino Male graduation rate is 49%
The Mission of Cultural The Mission of Cultural ChangeChange
Black men enter the criminal justice system in vastly disproportionate numbers despite the fact that as a whole, crime rates are equal among different races. (U.S. Department of Justice, 2008).
By Race:White Males 736 per 100,000 (2006).Latino Males 1862 per 100,000Black Males 4,789 per 100,000
MEDIAN INCOME IN U.S.A.MEDIAN INCOME IN U.S.A.
Asian $64,200
Caucasian $52,400
Latino $37,800
African American $32,000
Cultural ChangeCultural Change
Get training to Produce a Specific Characteristic or Pattern of Behavior
Training that produces Moral or Mental Improvement
A CULTURAL CHANGEA CULTURAL CHANGE
Examine how you view the WorldExamine and refine your communication
& improve the use of your vocabulary Examine and improve how you
communicate with authority figures at school and in the community
Seek and Share Knowledge and the Good News of the Day
A CULTURAL CHANGEA CULTURAL CHANGE
Examine and polish your communication Change your interaction with women
◦Young Women, Adults, Female Authority Figures at College and in the Community
Have discussions about How to achieve success How to master these classes How to develop outside the classroomHow to move on to a four year institution or
graduate program
CULTURE OF SUCCESSCULTURE OF SUCCESS
Polish Your PresentationCultivate Your AttitudeUp lift each other with supportReject FEAR because fear is a destroyerNEVER QUIT (Winners Never Quit)REJECT A POOR ATTITUDE FOR IT
DESTROYS POSSIBILITIESAPPLY KNOWLEDGE TO YOUR EVERYDAY
LIVING
The Mission of Cultural The Mission of Cultural ChangeChange
Seek and Share Knowledge & the Good News of the Day
Cultivate your Vocabulary…so you may speak differently with a Winning Attitude…”Brothers & Sisters”
Positively represent yourself and embrace positive labels
Cultivate your attitude for positive change
The Mission of Cultural The Mission of Cultural Change Change
Cultivate your thinking so you can VIEW WOMEN DIFFERENTLY
Cultivate your thinking so you can VIEW YOURSELVES DIFFERENTLY
Redefine Education and EMBRACE EDUCATION for POSITIVE CHANGE
Stand Against RACISM in any form
MAKE INTELLIGENT DECISIONSMAKE INTELLIGENT DECISIONS
LIFE is about CHOICES…WHAT ARE YOU CHOOSING?
The Mission of Cultural The Mission of Cultural ChangeChange
DISCIPLINE BUILDS CHARACTER & SELF DISCIPLINE BUILDS SUCCESSFUL MEN
The Mission of Cultural The Mission of Cultural ChangeChange
We can not allow a culture to retard our
growth, stifle our creativity and destroy
our motivation
