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You have entered a growing community of educators, administrators, community programmers, scholars, partners, academicians, organizations, artists, institutions, libraries, schools, museums, and grass root advocates who are enthusiastic about creating new literate realities of wholeness for youth and community through the BLACK DANDELION: CONVERGENT VOICE™ BDCV platform.
Photo Credit: Dandelion Cells
According to Educators &
Mental Health Professionals BDCV:
EXPANDS LITERACY CAPACITY
IMPROVES MENTAL HEALTH WELLNESS & HEALING
BOOSTS CONFIDENCE THROUGH ACCOMPLISHMENT
INCREASES ATTENDANCE VIA ENTHUSIASM
INCREASES STANDARIZED TEST SCORES
PROVIDES ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES
BUILDS CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
FOR THIS YEARS SOLHOT 60+ BDCV™ EVENT
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About BLACK DANDELION: CONVERGENT VOICE™
Welcome to the dynamic sphere of BLACK DANDELION: CONVERGENT VOICE™, the multimedia international integrative, educational platform derived from the poem, “Black Dandelion by Semaj Brown.
by Semaj Brown Flint Poet Laureate
From Flint to DETROIT, Grand Rapids, California, and Togo West Africa & Beyond!
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What Teachers & Social Workers Are Saying...
WHAT ARE PEOPLE SAYING ABOUT BLACK DANDELION™
Richard Kerry Thompson | Greater Heights Academy
Superintendent/Principal
"I have known Mrs. Semaj Brown for two years now and have had the honor of being part of her outreach to scholars in the amazing experience of the Black Dandelion. Mrs. Brown created an opportunity for our Scholars to not only be part of her program but also to change their lives for the better as they experienced firsthand the passion, dedication, and exemplary teaching she bestowed on our Scholars as they journeyed through her program.
Our Scholars learned how to delve into the written prose and create poems connected to their life, beliefs, and experiences. Mrs. Brown empowered our Scholars to go beyond their fears to freedom in public speaking! This year the program concluded with an amazing opportunity to partner with the Flint Institute of Arts for a two-session educational and artistic workshop and the final presentation."
This work is dedicated to the memory of
Elner Bailey Taylor.