The Algebra Project - Math literacy is the key to 21st century citizenship.

Christopher Ottasaway Adagbonyin, "Big Bun", October 7, 1982 - September 14, 2007

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:12:16 -0700

On Friday, September 14th, Chris Adagbonyin, or "Big Bun" as we knew and
loved him, was murdered. Chris, among many things, was a proud father and
beautiful person who will be missed dearly by his family, his friends, and
the many people around the country who he has touched through his work.

In his words:

My name is Christopher Adagbonyin, I am 23 years old and a 10 year member
of The Young People's Project. The road to becoming a member of The Young
People's Project started when I was in sixth grade in Bob Moses's Algebra
Project class. Two years later I became a member of The Young People's
Project, which by then had just been founded by Omo Moses. Over the years I
have held a numbers of titles within YPP. First I began as a participant in
YPP's Saturday workshops. These where used to engage us into critical
thinking activities and also give us a chance to build a relationship with
then YPP staff. A year later I got a chance to become one of the
facilitators. This gave me a chance to do for my younger peers what Omo and
other YPP elders had done for me. This is when I adopted the " each one
teach one " attitude. Over the next three years I became a manager, I now
helped to engage facilitators into critical thinking skills, and began to
be more concerned about their surroundings. I then was put in a position
where I was now training folks to be MLWS (Math Literacy Workers). This
involved a lot of traveling, that eventually opened my mind about the way
that people lived in other places, how to embrace their cultures and their
ideas. I am now carrying another title, which proves to be the most
difficult of all (youth organizer). I know that with the support that I
have been getting over the years from YPP, this challenge will be
accomplished.

Chris was a thinker, who felt deeply for the struggles of everyday folk,
who wanted to create movement in his community and in his life, who heeded
the call to respond to the aftermath of Katrina by helping to organize the
Finding Our Folk Tour; who had begun to plan to develop creative outlets
for young people in Jackson, building on his years of experience with YPP
and with the tour.

The Young People's Project and Algebra Project would like to recognize
Chris' life in a way that is meaningful, which honors the many
contributions he made and wanted to make to his family and friends, to his
community and to young people, and which respects his struggle to become a
man in this day and time in America. We invite your suggestions for how to
do this.

We are collecting stories and pictures of Chris (& please see attached photos),
please send to ypp@typp.org and maimoses@yahoo.com.
If you would like to share your thoughts or stories verbally,
please call Maisha at 601 462 2331.

Chris was born on October 7th, 1982, he died on September 14th, 2007. The
funeral will be held on Saturday, September 22nd at 2pm at New Horizons
Church, 2750 Belvedere, Jackson, MS.

Summer 2007 Algebra Project Newsletter

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:41:16 -0700

The Algebra Project's Summer 2007 newsletter is available in PDF for downloading. Please our recent updates on activities in New Orleans, Miami, Petersburg Va and much more! (Click Link Below to Download)

Algebra Project on PBS NOW #328, 7/13/07 - available for online viewing!

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:05:31 -0700

On Friday, July 13, Robert P Moses and Algebra Project students were featured on PBS Now with a special update on the Algebra Project's work with students at Edison High School in Miami, Florida, in collaboration with the Center for Urban Education & Innovation at FIU, as well as activities in Jackson, MS, and Baltimore, MD.

You can view the PBS NOW show #328 online by visiting:
http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/328/index.html#algebra
and see the profile description for "Class Act," and go to "Program Resources" to the right of the blurb about the show, with links to "video," "stream, download, podcast" and choose depending on your web browser (you might try clicking on "video" first...)

Dr. Raynard Sanders of Algebra Project in New Orleans & Vanguard Public Fdn., on PBS NOW

Sun, 01 Jul 2007 12:39:03 -0700

Please visit the archive of PBS NOW episode #325, "The Report Card," which includes an interview with Dr. Raynard Sanders, of the Algebra Project and the Vanguard Public Foundation in New Orleans. More at: http://www.pbs.org/now/transcript/325.html

June 2007 Algebra Project newsletter (PDF) for download

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 06:31:51 -0700

The Algebra Project Inc.'s June 2007 newsletter is now available in PDF for downloading! Find out what Petersburg VA and Summerton SC school districts have in common, how the AP's collaboration with Florida Int'l University is growing with support from the Children's Trust, why AP board member Danny Glover is recruiting teachers for the latest developments in school rebuilding in New Orleans, meet new staff and much more!

AP Board Members Danny Glover and Bob Moses visit New Orleans

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:45:41 -0700

Algebra Project Founder & President Bob Moses will be giving the Dr. Effie Jones Memorial Luncheon speech at noon on Saturday, March 3rd, as part of the American Association of School Administrators' 2007 National Conference on Education. Events and workshop sessions will be held March 1-4 at the Ernst N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA. See more at www.aasa.org/nce/

During this time, actor and humanitarian Danny Glover, also a member of the Algebra Project Board of Directors, will be visiting New Orleans schools in an effort to draw attention to the AP's continuing math literacy work in the city. Mr. Glover has invited members of the Recovery School District, Orleans Parish School Board and city officials to join him in a discussion of potential partnerships to improve local education.

Tribute to Mendy Samstein

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:27:55 -0700

On January 24, 2007, Mendy Samstein passed away at his home in New Lisbon, New York at the age of 68. In honor of his love for and dedication to the Algebra Project and the legacy of civil rights work it represents, the family has asked that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made in his memory to the Algebra Project, Inc.

We would like to celebrate his life here by sharing the following words.

Fall 2006 Appeal

Wed, 27 Dec 2006 15:44:53 -0700

The Algebra Project's Annual Appeal to all Donors, Friends, and Supporters

November 2006 Newsletter

Wed, 27 Dec 2006 15:31:54 -0700

Read more about the Algebra Project's initiatives during the Fall and Winter of 2006-07.

Bob Moses at Columbia School of Journalism, November 30, 2006

Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:29:23 -0700

Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism introduces new scholarship in Civil Rights reporting, in honor of slain Civil Rights Worker, Andrew Goodman

NEWSFLASH: The AP Inc. receives NSF IMD grant!

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 10:58:59 -0700

On September 20, 2006, the National Science Foundation awarded the Algebra Project Inc. a 3-year, $2.75 million Instructional Materials Development grant.

September 2006 Newsletter

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 08:24:00 -0700

Check out our Fall update on the Algebra Project's mathematics literacy and community building work around the country!

July 2006 Newsletter

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 08:10:19 -0700

Click here to see updates on summer conferences, workshops, teacher professional development and upcoming AP partnerships.

Bob Moses participates in "JFK, MLK and RFK: 1960-1968" forum at JFK Library, October 2005

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 10:39:26 -0700

This forum "takes an in-depth look at the years 1960-1963 when Martin Luther King, Jr. engaged the President and the Attorney General in the battle to extend civil rights to all."

Bob Moses Named Eminent Scholar at FIU's Center for Urban Education and Innovation, 2006-2009

Tue, 07 Mar 2006 09:49:12 -0700

"The Center’s mission is to recruit Eminent Scholars, nationally recognized experts who have made important contributions in urban education. These scholars are not merely theoreticians, but true practitioners who have proven themselves in the classroom."