The National Black Parents Association (NBPA) exists for one reason:

Parents must take control of their children’s education.

Across the country, too many Black students are not receiving the academic support, protection, or outcomes they deserve. Parents are often left out of critical decisions, ignored when problems arise, and forced to navigate a system that does not respond without pressure.

NBPA was created to change that.

Our Mission

We organize, equip, and support Black parents to improve their children’s academic outcomes and demand accountability from schools.

We focus on action, not awareness.

We train parents to understand the system, engage it effectively, and push for results that directly impact their children’s future.

Why We Exist

In civil rights practice, families report the same issues:

• Academic struggles without intervention

• Disciplinary actions without fairness

• Concerns ignored or delayed by schools

This is not isolated. It is systemic.

At the same time, enforcement of educational standards and civil rights protections shifts depending on policy direction. When enforcement weakens, responsibility shifts to parents.

NBPA exists to prepare parents for that reality.

What We Do

We give parents the tools to act.

• Parent Advocacy Training
  Learn how to engage teachers, administrators, and districts with precision.

• Academic Outcome Focus
  Track performance, identify gaps, and take steps to improve results at home and in school.

• Legal Awareness
  Understand your rights and how to respond when those rights are ignored.

• Community Organizing
  Connect with other parents to build local and national pressure for change.

Our Approach

We reject passive involvement.

We teach parents to:

• Track their child’s academic progress

• Ask direct, outcome-focused questions

• Document every interaction with schools

• Demand written plans and measurable results

If it is not tracked, it does not improve.
If it is not written, it does not exist.

Leadership

The National Black Parents Association is founded by an attorney who has represented hundreds of Black students and families.

This work is grounded in direct experience inside the legal system and a clear understanding of how schools operate.

This is not theory.

This is what parents are facing right now.

What We Believe

• Parents are the most powerful force in a child’s education

• Schools respond when parents are informed and organized

• Academic success requires both home and school accountability

• No parent should have to fight alone

Join the Movement

Your child’s future cannot be left to a system that is not delivering.

Parents across the country are organizing, learning, and taking action together.

Now it is your turn.