Black History Month: Rise Celestial Studios Honors “Black Boys”

There is a crisis among the Black boys of America. From unhealthy environments both emotionally and physically at home, to K-12 educational experiences which can lead ultimately down the school pipeline straight to the cycle of incarceration. And this is occurring in increasingly high numbers!

There are many issues that I am passionate about but helping our Black boys is certainly top of the list. My art will always reflect a sense of purpose no matter the genre.

-CEO of Rise Celestial Studios, Ralph Celestin shares his passion in helping the youth of America.

Black boys as young as 10 may not be viewed in the same light of childhood innocence as their white peers, but are instead more likely to be mistaken as older, be perceived as guilty and face police violence if accused of a crime, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.

Black boys are more likely to be placed in special education.

Black boys are more likely than any other group to be placed in special education classes, with 80 percent of all special education students being Black or Hispanic males.

Punishment for black boys is harsher than for any other demographic. have a design in mind for your blog? Whether you prefer a trendy postcard look or you’re going for a more editorial style blog – there’s a stunning layout for everyone.”

Black students make up just 18 percent of children in U.S. preschools, but make up half of those youngsters who are suspended.

• Black boys receive two-thirds of all school suspensions nationwide – all demographics and both genders considered.

• In Chicago, 75 percent of all students arrested in public schools are Black.

• What’s most troubling is that not all of the Black boys taken from their schools in handcuffs are violent, or even criminals. Increasingly, school-assigned law enforcement officers are leading these students from their schools hallways for minor offenses, including class disruption, tardiness and even non-violent arguments with other students.

*Info based on a Recent study conducted by Education Week publication.

Extensive Data Shows Punishing Reach of Racism for Black Boys Black boys raised in America, even in the wealthiest families and living in some of the most well-to-do neighborhoods, still earn less in adulthood than white boys with similar backgrounds, according to a sweeping new study that traced the lives of millions of children. Though black girls and women face deep inequality on many measures, black and white girls from families with comparable earnings attain similar individual incomes as adults. *Source; NY Times

“You would have thought at some point you escape the poverty trap,”

–said Nathaniel Hendren, a Harvard economist and an author of the study.