American Promise

Films to See: “American Promise” and “The African Americans”

American Promise: The PBS premiere of "American Promise" happened last night--did you see it? This is the documentary in which an African-American husband and wife filmmaking team chronicled their son and his friend's journey from kindergarten through high school at a predominantly white private school in New York City. If you missed it, you can catch it tonight at [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:41:24-04:00February 4th, 2014|Entertainment, Films, Resources|Comments Off on Films to See: “American Promise” and “The African Americans”

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?

Diversity Matters: American Promise and ISDN

Greetings GCP'ers! Today we focus on several opportunities to examine and explore the impact of race on our sons' education. American Promise: We hope by now you have heard about "American Promise", the Sundance Grand Jury prize winning documentary which follows the journeys of two African-American boys and their families from kindergarten through high school graduation. (Check out our [...]

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