After looking through data from the College of Business, he found that only 2 percent of educators in Michigan were African American men. Carter also said he realized that while he was a student, in 98.5 percent of the classes he was enrolled in he was the only black male. Jay Reid is a senior majoring in elementary education and is the current vice president of operations for African American Men Empowered to Teach. He became a member in 1999. He said the group has about eight to 10 members, and that becoming a part of it can only help students of interest.
Nothing is set in stone.
Reid added that Black History Month is a designated time to give exposure to the organization and its members, and to pay tribute to those who came before and made it all possible. They also work closely with another student organization, African-American Educators of the Future. You are making friendships here, you are building bridges. Member Jeremy Moore is a sophomore who joined in October 2000 because he heard about the group from his roommate who was also a member. Moore said the group is important to him because it is too often that people see black males not getting along for the same cause.