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A CKNOWLEDGMENTS

This is my first real book. In the past, the National Urban League has published compilations of my speeches and articles. But mustering the energy and self-confidence to write for a broad audience is a different enterprise altogether. This book bears the fingerprints of countless family members, friends, and colleagues who helped make it happen.

Let me begin with the folks who belong right up front in the but for category. But for my effervescent mother, Charlotte S. Price, and my late father, Dr. Kline A. Price Sr., who was an unflappable but firm role model, I would never have graced this earth and earned the chance to write this book. My brother, Dr. Kline A. Price Jr., is a highly respected physician whose inspiring response to every professional challenge Ive ever faced is: Go for it!

My beloved wife, Marilyn L. Price, and our three precious daughtersLauren A. Price, Janeen A. Price, and Traer E. Priceare the center of my universe, as is Traers delightful husband, Steve Mitchell. I owe my career and whatever Ive accomplished to them. Their love and the lives theyve led helped spur me to write this book so I could share what Ive learned as a husband and a father.

Thanks to my good friend Tom Dortch Jr., who is the national president of The 100 Black Men of America, I teamed up with an immensely talented writer, Carla Fine. We collaborated with ease, Im convinced, because shes such a warm person who deeply understands why we must educate and develop Americas children to their fullest potential. Leonor Ayala served with dedication and enthusiasm as our editorial assistant.

My savvy agents, Barbara Lowenstein and Madeline Morel, guided me through the process of prospecting for and selecting a publisher. The moment I met them, I could tell that Walter Zacharius, the founder and CEO of Kensington Books, and Karen Thomas, my talented and supportive executive editor at Kensington, shared my aspirations for this book and how to bring it to the broadest audience possible.

Much of what I have to say here derives from the work of the great Urban League movement, which Ive been privileged to lead and to serve since July 1994. Rapidly approaching its second century of leadership and service, the Urban League is the oldest and largest community-based movement devoted to empowering African-Americans to enter the economic and social mainstream.

Many presidents of local Urban League affiliates caught the vision for our Campaign for African-American Achievement. I fondly recall stimulating conversations during the formative stages of the Achievement Campaign with legendary Urban League leaders such as Henry Thomas of Springfield, Massachusetts; T. Willard Fair of Miami; Eloise Gentry of Gary, Indiana; John Johnson of San Diego; James Buford of St. Louis; J. T. McLawhorn of Columbia, South Carolina; Dennis Walcott of New York City; Esther Bush of Pittsburgh; Don Bowen of Broward County, Florida; Maudine Cooper of Washington, D.C.; John Mack of Los Angeles; and the late Rev. William Clark of Kansas City. They are but a few of the incredibly dedicated and hardworking affiliate CEOs who give their all to the venerable Urban League movement and those we serve.

I owe an incalculable debt of gratitude to my gifted, hard-charging, and big-hearted colleagues at the National Urban League. It all starts with Milton Little, the Leagues executive vice president and chief operating officer, and with Dr. Velma Cobb, our director of education and youth development, who is the engine driving the Achievement Campaign. Im also grateful to Velmas energetic and talented team, including Aaron Thomas, Renita Carter, Sherry Newton, Sandra Goodridge, Michelle Bullock, Darlene Burroughs, Jacqueline Mason, Nirvana Edwards, Katrina Mitchell, Tessie Spivey, and Vanessa Watson.

Other National Urban League colleagues whove played absolutely indispensable roles in the Achievement Campaign and its precursors include: Annelle Lewis, Mildred Love, Gena Davis-Watkins, Judith Little, Konrad Matthaei, Lee Daniels, Leslie Dunbar, Max Smith, Paul Wycisk, William Spriggs, Gasby Greely, and Phyllis Buford. Juliet Warner-Joseph, Joan Lucas, and Tyrone Phelps in the presidents office at the League provide first-class, cheerful support, while laboring to keep me on track and on time. Im indebted to countless other Urban Leaguers at the national and local levels over the years, but regrettably there isnt room here to mention everyone who has been helpful.

The Board of Trustees of the National Urban League has generously indulged and wholeheartedly supported my obsession with improving the academic achievement of our children. That starts with the trustees who have chaired the board on my watchReginald Brack, Jonathan Linen, and Kenneth Lewis. The senior vice-chairs of our board, Dr. Bernard Watson and Charles Collins, have been terrific friends and steadfast supporters as well.

Many other trustees have taken a keen interest in the Leagues Achievement Campaign, notably Eleanor Horne, the Rev. Franklyn Richardson, Stephanie Bell-Rose, William Lewis, Kevin Hooks, Ivan Seidenberg, Bill Stephany, Sean Barney, the Honorable Alexis Herman, Carolyn Wright Lewis, and Dr. Israel Tribble, the godfather of the National Achievers Society. Karla Ballard of the National Urban League Young Professionals offered many useful insights for this book and Pierre Bagley, the gifted filmmaker and founder of First Tuesday Productions, has brought the abstract idea of an Achievement Campaign vividly to life in his riveting videos. Dick Robinson, the CEO of Scholastic Inc. and his colleague Karen Proctor have been enthusiastic and generous partners in the production and dissemination of the Read and Rise guide for parents and caregivers.

We were blessed at the League that many corporations and foundations cast their lot with our Achievement Campaign and the pilot initiatives that set the stage for it. I am deeply indebted to the following supporters: Monsanto Fund, Proctor & Gamble, Verizon Communications, State Farm Life Insurance Companies, Shell Oil Company, Met Life Foundation, Merrill Lynch, United Parcel Service Foundation, Major League Baseball, Sears Roebuck and Company, Bordens Inc., Coca-Cola Company, Exxon-Mobil, Duracell North Atlantic Group, Educational Testing Service, the Hartford, Freddie Mac Foundation, New York Stock Exchange, Compaq Computer Company, Gillette Company, Motorola, MTV Networks, Viacom International, American Airlines, Skyline Connections, Kraft Foods North America, McDonalds Corporation, MCI, Tommy Hilfiger, Amtrak, NIKE, Pfizer, the Gap Foundation, Marriott Corporation, Flagstar, Urban Cool Network, Darden Restaurants Foundation, and Jostens Renaissance.

Many foundations and agencies backed us along the way. The Lilly Endowment awarded us the largest foundation grant in the National Urban Leagues history. Other pivotal supporters include the Ford Foundation, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Pew Charitable Trusts, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, U.S. Department of Education, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Picower Foundation, Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund, Starr Foundation, Hearst Foundation, Smith Richardson Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Joseph Drown Foundation, and Atlantic Philanthropic Services.

Over the years, Ive drawn inspiration and intellectual sustenance from dozens of devoted national leaders, educators, school reformers, and youth development experts who Im privileged to call authentic friends of young peopleand of mine. I count the legendary school reformer, Dr. James P. Comer of the Yale University Child Study Center, as my principal mentor in these matters.

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