Elected Officials

 

 

 

There is an African American Mayor, County Board President, Police Chief and CEO of the Chicago Public Schools.

 

Is this improving the living conditions for working class African Americans?

 

I'm not accusing, just asking.

 

 

Marc Sims

Chicago

 

Trickle Down Political Power

Marc Sims talks with Harold L. Lucas about Black political power trickling down to the working class.

https://anchor.fm/marc-sims8/episodes/Trickle-Down-Political-Power-Harold-L--Lucas-eo8dm9

 

 

 

 

If You're Really “Woke”

 

African American civil rights and African American “woke” organizations should focus more ending crime and violence in lower income Black neighborhoods.  Yes, racism and discrimination is the root cause of crime and violence among African Americans.  400 years of racism and discrimination has held Black people back from developing the cultural capital and a economic base like European Americans (White people), and other Americans.

The crime in our community is a toxic mix of poverty, ignorance, and self hate.  It will take resources from the United States government to create a practical elementary and high school education system, after school programs, and Saturday school programs that would socially engineer the end of neighborhood crime.

 

Marc Sims

Chicago

 

The love we have for each other is the greatest threat to those who rule over us. If those who rule over us want to stay in power, then they must destroy our ability to love each other in a healthy sort of way.

Amos N. Wilson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvxEPV-dcEY

 

42 Million Ways To Be Black

 Henry Louis Gates Jr. 

Clip by Marc Sims. 

https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4888541/user-clip-42-million-ways-black

 

Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson defines the four classes of black America

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74QaYU320Lg

 

Education Is Personal

 

 

 

Education is such a personal subject very few people like to talk about it.  Especially in the African American community in Chicago. If someone has children or grandchildren in a school their focus is on their children. If a person does not have children in the public schools their focus is naturally not on public education. The crime and murders have been out of control in parts of Chicago for over 50 years. One way to fix that problem is improving the public schools for low income students.

Marc Sims

Chicago

 

Raising Graduation Rates       

Marc Sims talks with Dr. Marck Abraham about raising the graduation rates of young men.

https://anchor.fm/marc-sims/episodes/Raising-Graduation-Rates-Dr--Marck-Abraham-enl24f

 

Better Reading Instruction    

Marc Sims talks with Sonya Thomas Executive Director of Nashville PROPEL about improving reading instruction.  

https://anchor.fm/marc-sims/episodes/Better-Reading-Instruction-Sonya-Thomas-ent3jp

 

Elite Schools Public Schools Standardized Testing

What do test scores have to do with good teaching?

William C. Ayers Distinguished Professor (Former) University of Illinois at Chicago-College of Education

Clip by Marc Sims.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4801877/user-clip-excellent-schools-elite

 

 

 

Invest In Humans

 

Mayor Lori Lightfoot should place a greater emphasis on the development of children and CPS students. This could create low crime environments where businesses would want to invest. Shifting money away from policing to after school and Saturday school programs that would keep children and teens busy learning the human skills needed to prosper in a world of algorithms and artificial intelligence.

Marc Sims

Chicago 

Not Taught To Read

Marc Sims talks with Emily Hanford Senior Correspondent for American Public Media Reports about the science of reading.

https://anchor.fm/marc-sims/episodes/Not-Taught-To-Read-Emily-Hanford-enc816

  

How much money does a parent need to make in order to teach their kid how to read?

Students can improve their reading and writing: Alfred W. Tatum, PhD

https://anchor.fm/marc-sims/episodes/Students-can-improve-their-reading-and-writing-Alfred-W--Tatum--PhD-ejal18

Every industry is going to change this decade. Not a little bit not a few every industry every single industry is going to be reinvented.

"The Future Is Faster Than You Think:" Peter Diamandis + Steven Kotler

https://youtu.be/2wNwwVEe6GY?t=1897