It’s Black History Month. Though many try to omit it, or rewrite it…it’s time for the Facts…the Truth. BLACK HISTORY: BASED ON TRUE STORY. Join us at UMKC in the Student Union, Room #302. FREE Entry. RSVP Today!
Join The 100 &UMKC Multicultural Student Affairs for a LIVE Q&A Featuring Cornell Ellis and Larry Lester
Cornell Ellis received his Bachelors of Arts in History from Avila University with a specialization in Ancient World Studies. After graduating, Cornell taught, managed, instructional coached and worked in administrative duties for 8 years. Through his teaching success he was able to participate in and lead advanced professional development opportunities like the National Academy of Advanced Teacher Education (NAATE) and Better Lessons Master Teacher program. Through Cornell’s passion and vision, he helped found AMPLIFY! Teachers of Color Conference and Brothers Liberating Our Communities (BLOC), which both exist to sustain and increase teachers of color in education.
Cornell uses his educational and professional experience to provide a strong understanding of equitable and justice centered surroundings for schools and leaders through public speaking and consultation with his LLC– Eggshells Inc..
Larry Lester was co-founder of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) in Kansas City, Missouri, and served as its Research Director and Treasurer for five years (1991-1995). He left the NLBM in 1995 to start NoirTech Research, Inc., combining his expertise in research and technology to strategically track the African-American experience in sports and entertainment.
In 2017, Lester was named President of the Greater Kansas City Black History Study Group (GKCBHSG), a branch of the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History (ASALH), founded by Dr. Carter G. Woodson in 1915. The mission of the ASALH is to promote, research, preserve, interpret and disseminate information about Black life, history and culture to the global community.