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Alfonzo Porter from St. Louis and grew up in poverty. Alfonzo was raised by a single mother who raised six children on her own. He graduated from BA in Journalism and Public Relations and has a Masters in Educational Policy. He then became a high school teacher and pricipal and started an educational consulting company that lasted for eleven years. Since leaving the teaching profession, Alfonzo has launched a educational publishing company.
During our conversation, Alfonzo shares about:
– Where did he get his value of education from
– What values did his mother instill in him
– The moment in his journey what he became passionate about helping young Black men
– His take on state of young Black men and the negative effect that hip hop has had on them
– The need to launch a long term plan to help Black Americans but Black America is not ready to do what is needed to help them
– his book and the life of Tupac Shakur
– How Black Americans have become their own worst enemy and what needs to happen to change this
– How Black leadership is leaving many Black communities and have not come back
– The problem of the absence of fathers in many Black families – he asks where have all the responsible Black fathers gone
– Joe Jackson (father of Michael Jackson) and the raising of Michael Jackson
– The fact that some Blacks have given up
– Shares other concerns about Black men
– His message for Black men
You can connect with Alfonzo via:
AlfonzoPorter.com
Vertex Learning
Alfonzo Porter – Facebook
Twitter
Email
Phone: (240) 640-1212
Message: (301) 636-4321
Fax: (301) 636-4325
