Print This year’s International Colloquium on Black Males in Education (ICBME) is tackling the intersection of racial uprisings and COVID-19, a challenge the U.S., and by extension the world, is grappling with. Titled, “A Virtual Experience: When Racial Uprising and COVID-19 Collide,” this year’s ICBME is scheduled to take place each Tuesday of this month and brings together prominent scholars to tackle some of the issues that impact Black boys and young men. Dr. Jerlando F.L. Jackson “The International Colloquium on Black Males in Education is an important gathering,” said Dr. Juan Gilbert, the Andrew Banks Family Preeminence Endowed Professor & chair of the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering at the University of Florida. “Black males across the globe are experiencing challenges from racism, bias, etc. The ICBME provides a venue where research and best practices are communicated with the community. It allows for solutions to transfer into the real word. This is an absolute necessity for our world.” On Tuesday, Gilbert was a keynote speaker and discussed The Virtual Traffic Stop app which was designed to reduce tensions between drivers and law enforcement during routine traffic stops. Motorists using the Virtual Traffic Stop can store […]

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