February 14, 2020

Greetings from MTRP!

Happy Black History Month and Happy Valentine’s Day! We hope you are having a productive semester! We kicked off the month with a fun and educational Black History and Culture Trivia event and had a great time! But just in case you missed the event, we have a few questions from the trivia night to test your knowledge of Black History (answers are provided at the bottom of that page)! In addition, there are many upcoming events that you may be interested in attending. See the information below and attached flyers for further details!

Thank you and have a great day! ~Tytianna Wells

Upcoming Events and Spring 2020 Information!

• Melanin Mondays: February 17th, 10am-12pm. Cultural Center. • Black Excellence: Navigating Pathways for Success featuring Dr. Ricky Jones: February 18th, 6pm. Thornton’s Academic Center of Excellence. Auditorium, 4th Floor (Cardinal Stadium). • National African American Read In: February 20th, 6pm. Southwick Community Center. • Student Parent Association presents Adulting Workshops: February 26th, 1pm-2pm. #126 Strickler Hall, Conference Room. • The New Renaissance: A Night of Art & Poetry: February 28th, 5pm-7pm. Strickler Hall Middleton Theatre. • Last day to withdraw: March 4th • The Kentucky Women’s Book Festival: March 7th, 9am-2pm. Location TBA • Spring Break: March 9th -15th • Last day of classes: April 20th • Reading Day: April 21st • Final Examinations: April 22nd-28th • MTRP’s Graduation Celebration: April 22nd, Time TBA

1 Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it. – Marian Wright Edelman

The Porters, owner of the A.D. Porter and Sons Inc. The scholarship awards students who meet the academic funeral home, are one of Louisville’s most prominent requirements and exhibit a strong aspiration to succeed and African American families. give back to the community.

Woodford R. Porter served on the U of L board of Mr. Porter was known for his dedication to strong trustees from 1968 to 1991 and was the first African advocacy for education in Jefferson County. He famously American trustee and board chairman at the university. said "education is the great equalizer," as he believed it to He served four terms as chairman and is credited with be the ultimate path towards self and collective helping persuade the state’s higher education council improvement. to designate U of L as Kentucky’s major urban university. In 2010, the University of Louisville named the College of Education and Human Development building on the Harriett Porter graduated from Louisville Municipal Belknap Campus in honor of the late Woodford and College, which was absorbed by U of L. She was an Harriett Porter. educator, school counselor and board member for the American Cancer Society’s “Reach to Recovery” We are thankful for the contributions of Mr. Woodford and program. Mrs. Harriett Porter in their scholarship and service that continues to lives on through their legacies!

In 1984, the Woodford R. Porter Scholarship program was established. Today, it is the largest scholarship organization at the University of Louisville.

2 Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it. – Marian Wright Edelman

Black History Month Trivia! 5. What term describes the turbulent period of time marked by twenty-five race riots that began in the summer of 1919 and lasted until the end of the year?

1. Who wrote the song “Lift Every Voice & a. Red Summer Sing” aka The Negro National Anthem? b. Black Summer

a. Langston Hughes c. Deadly Summer

b. James Weldon Johnson d. White Summer

c.

d. Claude McKay 6. The educator and political advisor who formed the National Council of Negro

2. Which scientist and mathematician is Women in 1935: credited with helping to design the city a. Ida B. Wells blueprints for Washington, D.C.? b. Mary Church Terrell a. Benjamin Banneker c.

b. George Washington Carver d. Mary McLeod Bethune

c. Lewis Howard Latimer

d. Alexander Miles 7. Who was the plaintiff in the Supreme Court decision that upheld the legal

3. Phillis Wheatley came to the US from west doctrine of "separate but equal”? Africa at age seven or eight. How long did a. Oliver Brown it take her to learn the English language? b. Homer Plessy

a. 8 weeks c. Dred Scott

b. 3 years d. Theodore S. Wright

c. 16 months

d. 19 days 8. Who wrote the award-winning book that is inspired by the life of Margaret Garner, an 4. In what year was the Fugitive Slave Law African American woman who escaped passed? slavery in Kentucky in 1856? It was later

a. 1850 turned into a motion picture film.

b. 1835 a. Alice Walker

c. 1862 b.

d. 1827 c. Tony Morrison d. Octavia E. Butler

Answers: 1) b 2) a 3) c 4) a 5) a 6) d 7) b 8) c 3 Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it. – Marian Wright Edelman

4 Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it. – Marian Wright Edelman

5 Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it. – Marian Wright Edelman

th Thursday, February 20

The National African 6:00 pm American Read-In is the nation’s first and oldest Southwick Community Center event dedicated to diversity in literature. It was Free & Open to the Public! established in 1990 by the Black Caucus of the National Council of sponsored by Teachers of English to make literacy a significant part of Black History Month. This initiative has reached more than 6 million participants around the world.

6 Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it. – Marian Wright Edelman

Topic: “What is Title IX and Provisions for Parenting and Pregnant Students?” Samantha MacKenzie, Student Advocate, Office of Student Affairs, will lead this workshop on support for Parenting & Pregnant students and other provisions of the Title IX Law.

Wednesday, February 26, 2020 #126 Strickler Hall (conference room) 1 p.m.-2 p.m.

Feel free to bring a friend. Open to all. Snacks and drinks will be provided. Email [email protected] or call 852-7715 to RSVP or for more details. 7

Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it. – Marian Wright Edelman

8 Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it. – Marian Wright Edelman

Our Mission… Since 1985, the Multicultural Teacher Recruitment Program (MTRP), strives to alleviate teacher shortages at all levels by increasing minority teacher representatives for the progressively diverse status of our nation, Kentucky, and the Louisville metropolitan area. MTRP supports the University and College of Education and Human Development in improving the accessibility of quality teacher preparation by providing financial and academic assistance, as well as professional development to undergraduate and graduate minority students. MTRP focuses on recruiting multicultural teacher candidates who will incorporate the values, learning styles, and multiple cultural perspectives reflected in today’s public schools.

MTRP offers programmatic support that includes: • Financial assistance and scholarships • Mentoring and networking opportunities • Praxis assistance and resources • Campus and community engagement • Professional development, and much more!

Please visit the MTRP website, louisville.edu/education/mtrp, to access this newsletter, learn more about the program, and get involved

Sherry Durham, MTRP Coordinator E: [email protected] P: 502.852.7384 CEHD, room 269

Tytianna Wells, MTRP Graduate Assistant E: [email protected] CEHD, room 266

If you would like to submit an article or information to the MTRP Informer, please send your request to [email protected]. Thank You!

9 Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it. – Marian Wright Edelman