The Blacks for Political and Social Action of Dane County (BPSADC) Parent Summit, an opportunity for parents to dialogue with Madison-area Black educational experts on how to help their children succeed academically, has been rescheduled for Saturday, Nov. 1, noon-3 p.m.
The event, originally scheduled for Sept. 20, will still take place at Madison College Goodman Campus, according to an email from the organization comprised of civil rights leaders past and present, ministers, attorneys, community leaders and citizens who have chosen to speak in a concerted voice on important issues that demand a united stance. BPSADC is the first and only Black PAC in the State of Wisconsin, according to the organization’s website.
“We want everybody to come and break bread together and ask the questions that need to be asked… this is really all about our kids,” said David Hart, president of BPSADC, in an earlier Madison365 article about the parent summit. “It’s really all about making sure that we close some of these educational and achievement gaps. This is vital and important for us to do, and we’re looking forward to it. We’re enthused and encouraged because in the last several years we’ve seen some good things come out of this event.”
The panelists at BPSADC’s Black Parents Summit will include Dr. Joe Gothard, the superintendent of MMSD; La Tasha D. Fields, adult basic education instructor at Madison Area Technical College; Kaleem Caire, founder and CEO of One City Schools; and Erika C. Bullock, associate professor at the UW-Madison School of Education.
