Monthly Archives: January 2014

Thoughtful Thursday: Seahawks Super Bowl Edition

In anticipation of Super Bowl Sunday, GCP went on the hunt for inspirational quotes from some of the Super Bowl players. We found some great quotes from two Seattle Seahawks, Russell Wilson and Richard Sherman. Apologies to the Denver Broncos fans, but these two players have made more than their share of inspirational quotes recently. As we noted in [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:41:24-04:00January 30th, 2014|Thoughtful Thursday|1 Comment

GCP Buzz: What’s Going On?

Some newsworthy and noteworthy info for GCP parents: "American Promise" Airing on PBS on February 3: At long last, the acclaimed documentary "American Promise", which chronicles the journey of two African-American boys from kindergarten through high school graduation, will be aired on PBS on Feburary 3rd at 10pm. Please check your local listings to find your PBS station and [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:41:24-04:00January 27th, 2014|Resources|Comments Off on GCP Buzz: What’s Going On?

Thoughtful Thursday: Amiri Baraka

Today's Thoughtful Thursday is dedicated to Amiri Baraka, the celebrated poet, writer, teacher and political activist who helped forge the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Baraka died on Jan. 9, 2014 at the age of 79. Baraka was born Everett LeRoi Jones in 1934 in Newark, New Jersey. In 1968 he became a Muslim, changing his [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:41:24-04:00January 23rd, 2014|Thoughtful Thursday|Comments Off on Thoughtful Thursday: Amiri Baraka

A Legacy of Excellence for Seattle Seahawks Quarterback Russell Wilson

As everyone probably knows by now, the Seattle Seahawks will face the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVII on February 2, 2014. And most of you football fans know that the Seahawks were led to victory yesterday by Russell Wilson, their young African-American quarterback. But what will likely come as news to many is the family legacy of excellence [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:41:24-04:00January 20th, 2014|Sports|2 Comments

Resolve to Stay Involved With Your Son’s School

As the new year begins, it is a great time to focus on being involved at your children's school. Here at GCP we can't say enough about the importance of parental involvement in schools. See, for example, our earlier posts "Back to School for Parents", September 13, 2011 and "Parents Resolve to Get More Involved in 2012", January 2, [...]

By |2014-01-14T12:02:16-05:00January 14th, 2014|Academics, Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Parents, Saving Our Sons|Comments Off on Resolve to Stay Involved With Your Son’s School

Thoughtful Thursday: Those Winter Sundays

Baby, it has been very cold outside for much of the U.S. this week. So on this Thoughtful Thursday we were inspired to look for poems about the chill of winter. Along the way we found a beautiful poem by Robert Hayden, "Those Winter Sundays". While its title and some of its vibrant imagery evoke winter's chill, at the [...]

By |2014-01-09T23:59:09-05:00January 9th, 2014|Thoughtful Thursday|Comments Off on Thoughtful Thursday: Those Winter Sundays

Champions, Yes, but Graduates? Maybe Not: Black College Players and the 2014 Bowl Games

Happy New Year! In this our third year of operation, we are going to mix it up a bit. In addition to posting longer one subject articles chock full of info, GCP will be doing quick posts of interesting bits--news items, parenting things to think about, etc.--on a more regular basis. The goal is to post more regularly, and [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:40:26-04:00January 7th, 2014|College Bound Students, Sports|Comments Off on Champions, Yes, but Graduates? Maybe Not: Black College Players and the 2014 Bowl Games
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