William Jackson's Blog (31)

“...parents must keep reminding their children about how important they are.”

Archie Talley



Parental Involvement “It Takes Two” in 2010 – Educate – Encourage - Empower



PI gets center stage in intensive dialogues that involves parents and insightful input

from teens. In recent months of 2009 focuses of attention centered on parental

involvement as a key component to the development of children. PI and Absent

Parental issues of Infant Mortality by parents… Continue

2010 A New Year for Parental Involvement



The beginning of this New Year parents will reflect on the monetary costs of this past holiday season,

but a more important focus should be on the time spent with their children. The boxes have been

opened, batteries installed, games configured, jewelry and clothes worn or returned, Internet connections

established and gift cards spent; what else is left? What lasting… Continue

"Adolescence is a period of rapid changes. Between the ages of 12 and 17, for example, a parent ages as much as 20 years" Author Unknown



Parental Involvement is the piece a developing child or maturing teen needs to assist them in achieving success in the areas of academics (education), social interaction (society) and cultural understanding (race relations). These are just basic areas that shape and mold young people. Parenting is a powerful force, Ezekiel 18:4 "Behold, all… Continue

by William Jackson Edited by Cheryl Littles



The recent E3 Focus Forum centered around the topic that has been touched on by such notable people as Bill Cosby, Bill Clinton and even President Barak Obama. There have been many dialogues about the urgency to get fathers more involved in their children’s lives even after divorce or non-marital breakups, with children the results of these relationships.



JCCI Study

The JCCI study here in Jacksonville shows the… Continue

Our Focus In Jacksonville and Beyond

Jacksonville is preparing for another dialogue on “Breaking The Cycle” of

infant mortality, absent fathers and increasing parental involvement. These are areas of concern here in Jacksonville and other parts of the country. They have a direct affect on the health and growth of this city, these issues transition beyond color, ethnicity or neighborhood and must be addressed in a holistic analysis not just based or racial ethnicity and a… Continue

Connecting Teens

BTER is the collaborative effort to engage technology and connect to the

interests of teens, specifically Black/African American teens, but embracing

the diverse populations of our urban and suburban cities.

Comprised of talented individuals with unique, and diverse backgrounds in the

fields of broadcasting, technology, community service, organizational leadership,

education, business and organizational structure.

Each of these 4 Black… Continue

Our young men are being taken away at an alarming rate, either murdered or incarcerated. Violence, claiming the lives of those who should have promising futures ahead of them, young men have fallen at the hands of those who have sworn to protect and serve, young men such as Sean Bell, Omar Edwards and DeAuntae Farrow; they did not know their killers by name, but were unable to prevent the events of their demise. Events show that fathers, grandfathers, stepfathers and even men in… Continue

Calling All Fathers - Can We Talk???

Being a father is a magical and humbling event, fathers go through many transformations as we and our children age. The Gospel according to Matthew starting in Chapter One from verse one to sixteen reads who beget whom. These are men who beget children through out the chapters in the Bible in this chaper of scripture. In verse six of Chapter One, David who is King of Isreal beget Solomon, but from an affair with Uria’s wife. Despite this, Solomon… Continue

My Quest To Teach: As an educator and parent of two teens (Sean 17 and Shae 13) my quest is to provide information to make parents aware of what is a “possibility” online, to empower parents with knowledge and not to be in denial nor ignorant to what their children can or maybe are doing online. We must remember children of this generation are known as “Generation Y” and as such are born into a digital world where it seems from birth they are connected. Stated in Wikipedia,” Generation… Continue

“Minority Business”

A New Term For The Digital Age



The term “Minority Business” (a business, regardless of size, which is owned, operated and controlled by minority group members. "Minority group members" are United States citizens who are African-American, Hispanic, Native American, or Asian”) Google.com. This at times is a misnomer in referencing in this digital age where businesses that do not integrate technology and apply the use of technical protocols are going to… Continue

Ephesians 6:4

“And ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath; but bring them up in the

nurture and admonition of the Lord”.



As an African American father having a 16 year old son, I find it challenging to talk to him at times, to really have a discussion about his week at school, home, his friends, his worries and concerns. It is especially hard since he and his sister live an hour away with their mother and I see them every other weekend. So when I pick them up I… Continue