The Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO) is excited to partner
again with Grand Rapids, Michigan pastor and Grammy-nominated, Dove,
Stellar and BET award-winning gospel artist Dr. Marvin L. Sapp for a
multi-city tour to promote educational opportunities for Black families.
Visiting 11 cities, the tour will launch on February 10 in  Indianapolis, IN and culminate in historic Memphis, Tennessee on February 20. Each FREE event, entitled The 2014 School of Choice Tour with Pastor Marvin Sapp,
will include a community discussion about the status of education for
Black students and the options that are available for parents seeking
educational opportunities for their children, as well as a special
concert by Dr. Sapp.
"I'm extremely excited about partnering with BAEO again and promoting
school choice to urban communities,” said Marvin Sapp. “As the
president and founder of Grand Rapids Ellington Academy of Arts and
Technology Charter School (GREAAT), it is my pleasure to lend my talent
and support in an effort to make parents aware of their options when it
comes to education.”
Dr. Sapp opened the GREAAT Charter School in the fall of 2012 in Grand
Rapids, Michigan. GREAAT serves at the first public arts-integrated
middle/high school performing arts academy in the West Michigan Area
offering courses in instrumental music, vocal music, dance, graphic arts
and theatre arts.
“BAEO is thrilled to share the stage with Dr. Marvin Sapp as we join
together to educate our communities about the importance of parental
choice and how every member of the community can be part of the movement
to improve educational outcomes for Black students,” said Kenneth
Campbell, BAEO President. “We hope to leverage this opportunity to not
only inform and entertain, but to reach more parents and community
leaders with a message of hope, educational achievement, and future
success for our most precious gifts, our children.”
BAEO and Dr. Sapp toured last year for the first time together in front
of more than 12,000 attendees in six states. This year the tour has
expanded to 11 states. “We increased the number of cities for the tour
because ultimately we want to reach more people with our message to
inform, inspire and empower parents to mobilize and learn about the
value of parental choice in helping to increase achievement for Black
students,” said Campbell. All events will be free and open to the
public. Information about educational options available in the local
areas as well as how community members can play a more active role in
supporting parental choice and educational options will be available at
each tour location.
Advance interview opportunities are available for BAEO representatives and Dr. Sapp.
For more information, members of the media should contact, Tanzi West
Barbour, National Director of Communications at 202-253-6233 or tanzi@baeo.org. Getty images will be available after Tuesday, February 11.
BAEO will join Dr. Sapp in the following cities:
February 10 – Indianapolis, IN
Mount Zion Apostolic Church
4900 E 38th St, Indianapolis, IN 46218
February 11 – Louisville, KY
Christ Temple Christian Life Center
723 S 45th St, Louisville, KY 40211
February 12 – Nashville, TN
Mount Zion Baptist Church
7594 Old Hickory Blvd, White Creeks, TN 37189
February 13 – Chattanooga, TN
Olivet Baptist Church
740 E Martin Luther King Blvd, Chattanooga, TN 37403
February 16 – Huntsville, AL
Oakwood University Seventh-Day Adventist Church
5500 Adventist Blvd, NW, Huntsville, AL 35896
February 17 – Montgomery, AL
New Life Church of God in Christ
5000 Patterson Road, Montgomery, AL 36116
February 18 – Jackson, MS
Greater Bethlehem Temple
1505 Robinson Street, Jackson, MS 39203
February 19 – New Orleans, LA
Greater St. Stephens Ministries
5600 Read Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70127
February 20 – Memphis, TN
Greater Community Temple
924 North Dunlap, Memphis, TN 38107
Dr. Sapp will also perform in the following cities:
February 14 – Atlanta, GA
Morehouse College
830 Westview Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30314
February 15 – Jacksonville, FL
Bethel Baptist Institutional Church
215 Bethel Baptist St, Jacksonville, FL 32202
###
About BAEO
BAEO is an advocacy organization whose mission is to increase access to
high-quality educational options for Black children by actively
supporting transformational education reform initiatives and parental
choice policies that empower low-income and working-class Black
families. BAEO was founded in 2000 and champions parental choice
policies and programs that serve low-income and working-class Black
families, but is equally focused on promoting quality to ensure that
Black students have access to high-performing schools. BAEO envisions a
future where low-income and working-class Black families are empowered
to choose a high-quality primary and secondary education for their
children that enable them to pursue the college or career path of their
choice, become economically independent adults, and engage in the
practice of freedom.
|
|
Comments