Booker T. Coleman

Booker T. Coleman graduated from New York University in 1977, with a Bachelor of Arts in International Politics, with a minor in Caribbean Studies. He acquired his first Master degree in 1987 at Hunter College in New York City, majoring in history. He acquired his second Masters degree in 1988, at City College in New York, with a major in Education Administration and Supervision.

Mr. Coleman gives the greatest credit to his educational perspective to Dr. John Henrick Clarke. Through his employment with the New York City Board of Education, Mr. Coleman has been the catalyst for implementing the curriculum of correction. This curriculum is African-Centered and steeped in the Metaphor. Mr. Coleman's main efforts are deeply rooted within the community.

He was instrumental in designing the educational plan for ASCAC's Institute for Youth (1986-1989) and the United African Movement's Summer Youth Retreat (1994) in the Catskill Mountains. Booker T. Coleman has a profound vision for the education of people of African Ancestry. This vision is reflected throughout his work.