In 2008, the College Board held four sessions to explore the educational challenges facing young men of color in the United States. Known as "Dialogue Days," these gatherings brought together more than 60 scholars, advocates and representatives from minority communities across the United States for one-day conversations.

Topics for discussion included the dynamic nature of American life, the changing shape of American demographics, and how to help educators and minority families and communities stand up to what seem to be growing pressures on minority males. 

Each meeting focused on a particular minority group — African American or Black, Hispanic or Latino, Asian American and Pacific Islanders, and Native Americans, including Alaska Natives.

Participants

• Col. John Archield, ROTC Program, Prince George's County Public Schools, Maryland
• David Banks, Eagle Academy for Young Men, New York, N.Y.
• Gloria Boutte, University of South Carolina
• Kevin Cokley, University of Texas, Austin
• Odie Douglas, Lodi Unified School District, California
• Kevin Fields, Louisville Urban League, Kentucky
• Kevin Foster, University of Texas, Austin
• Edmund T. Gordon, University of Texas, Austin
• Edmund W. Gordon, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York
• Irving Hamer Jr., The Millennium Group, New York
• Edison Jackson, Medgar Evers College, New York
• Roy Jones, Clemson University, South Carolina
• Michael Nettles, Educational Testing Service, New Jersey
• John Robinson, Houston Area Urban League, Texas
• Aaron Thomas, National Urban League, New York, N.Y.