Dr. Lorraine Monroe

10/22/2024

The electorate can finally end years of chaotic, drama-filled politics and democratically put to rest the question of who our next mayor should be by voting Mia and Calvin for city council. Learn about how I'm running for mayor - http://votepriforce.com

04/21/2018

I am deeply saddened to share that Dr. Lorraine Monroe has recently passed away. There will be a memorial service planned for New York later. During this time, please extend your thoughts and prayers to her family and dearest loved ones. I will provide more details as they come.

01/03/2018

The Monroe Doctrine. Lorraine Monroe is a born leader. She caught the bug early, as secretary of the student council in the fourth grade at P.S. 157 in Central Harlem. She went on to found the Frederick Douglass Academy in Harlem.

09/16/2016

https://www.fastcompany.com/38112/monroe-doctrine

When Lorraine Monroe became principal of Harlem's Frederick Douglass School, it was well known for violence, poor attendance, and a low level of...

03/27/2015

Kalimah Priforce citing the mentorship and guidance he received from Dr. Lorraine Monroe.

03/04/2014

A child’s future should never be dictated by their zip code but is influenced by who and what they are exposed to. At eight years old, Kalimah Priforce held a successful hunger strike against his Brooklyn group home to add more books to its library, which drew the attention of a community of Buddhis...

09/04/2013

Kalimah Priforce might not have become a successful entrepreneur and educator if not for the principal who expelled him from high school.

07/01/2013

Black Girls CODE (BGC), a Bay Area startup that aims to redress the on-going lack of paticipation of minority women in tech careers, took to the New Parkway theater in Oakland to re-launch its educ...

06/30/2013

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06/11/2013

I’m an BMA Fellow! Excited to be part of the next generation of solutionists–meet the : http://ht.ly/lGOgY --Big win for edtech and I mention Dr. Lorraine Monroe!!!

Over the past twenty-five years, we have seen our Fellows inspire, mentor and partner with one another building upon the impact of Fellows that have come before them. This new class of 2013 Echoing Green and Black Male Achievement Fellows is no exception. Meet the 2013 Fellows!

10/10/2012

On average, black students typically score one standard deviation below white students on standardized tests–roughly the difference in performance between the average 4th grader and the average 8th grader. Historically, what has come to be known as the black-white test-score gap has emerged before c...

07/07/2012

http://www.clutchmagonline.com/2012/06/we-love-black-girls-code-inspiring-young-black-girls-to-pursue-technology/

10 We Love We Love: Black Girls Code, Inspiring Young Black Girls to Pursue Technology June 18, 2012 by Britni Danielle Over the weekend, I watched Melissa Harris-Perry’s MSNBC show and learned of the amazing group, Black Girls Code, a California-based non-profit aimi...