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Mario Ballard October 10, 2013 Freshman Seminar
The Talented Tenth is a term that was originated in the year 1896 in Northern Missionary Baptist houses. This was designated to describe those few African Americans at the time that had the good fortune of receiving a higher education. From this premise, renowned scholar W.E.B. Dubois further elaborated upon and popularized the concept of the Talented Tenth. Dubois said The Negro Race, like all races, is going to be saved by its exceptional men. The problem of education then must first of all deal with the "Talented Tenth (Dubois 1903). According to Dubois, the Talented Tenth was a group of gifted students who were supported by their surrounding community to achieve higher education. Upon attaining higher education these individuals were supposed to integrate into various sectors of society. Dubois theorized that the Talented Tenth should branch out achieve success in different sectors; particularly the realms of the social, political, and economic. Upon achieving success and acclaim in these respective realms, this group would return to the very communities that they came from. When they returned to their communities they would transform their communities from a grassroots level. In November of 2008, David Hardin developed a mentoring and tutoring program that he named the Talented Tenth Program. The Talented Tenth Program focuses on the importance of education to impoverished and economically disadvantaged youths. One of the means by which this is achieved is through teaching the children about the Talented Tenth and then instilling in them that they are and can be the Talented Tenth. Since November of 2008, the program has worked with more than 45 inner city elementary and middle school students in Atlanta, Georgia. The Talented Tenth program links undergraduate mentor/tutors with elementary and middle school children. The goals of the Talented
The Talented Tenth is a term that was originated in the year 1896 in Northern Missionary Baptist houses. This was designated to describe those few African Americans at the time that had the good fortune of receiving a higher education. From this premise, renowned scholar W.E.B. Dubois further elaborated upon and popularized the concept of the Talented Tenth. Dubois said The Negro Race, like all races, is going to be saved by its exceptional men. The problem of education then must first of all deal with the "Talented Tenth (Dubois 1903). According to Dubois, the Talented Tenth was a group of gifted students who were supported by their surrounding community to achieve higher education. Upon attaining higher education these individuals were supposed to integrate into various sectors of society. Dubois theorized that the Talented Tenth should branch out achieve success in different sectors; particularly the realms of the social, political, and economic. Upon achieving success and acclaim in these respective realms, this group would return to the very communities that they came from. When they returned to their communities they would transform their communities from a grassroots level. In November of 2008, David Hardin developed a mentoring and tutoring program that he named the Talented Tenth Program. The Talented Tenth Program focuses on the importance of education to impoverished and economically disadvantaged youths. One of the means by which this is achieved is through teaching the children about the Talented Tenth and then instilling in them that they are and can be the Talented Tenth. Since November of 2008, the program has worked with more than 45 inner city elementary and middle school students in Atlanta, Georgia. The Talented Tenth program links undergraduate mentor/tutors with elementary and middle school children. The goals of the Talented