Oscar J. Underwood Jr.

Oscar J. Underwood Jr.
Underwood Jr.
Born (1949-08-18) August 18, 1949 (age 75)
Marion, Alabama, U.S.
Occupation(s)Educator, pastor, community activist, author

Oscar J. Underwood Jr. (born August 18, 1949) is an American educator, author, pastor, and community activist.[1]

Underwoood is the founder and President of Cornerstone Christian College Preparatory School and Cornerstone Christian Bible College International. His work in urban education spans over 40 years and includes becoming the first African American Indiana Teacher of the Year [2] and testifying before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Small Business on effective urban education methods.[3][4]

Underwood's published works include Assassination of Human Potential,[5] Burden of Hope: Transition, Retention, and Collegiate Black Men,[6] and Bumblebees Can Fly: Developing the Inherent Power in Young Men of Color Needed to Achieve in Education and Succeed in Life.[7]

  1. ^ Goldsborough, Jaclyn. "Faces of the GOP: Oscar Underwood". News-Sentinel.com. The News Sentinel. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "Past Indiana Teachers of the Year". Indiana Department of Education. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  3. ^ Briggs, John (April 8, 1998). "Underwood takes tale of Cornerstone to hall of Congress". Frost Illustrated Newspaper.
  4. ^ Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Empowerment of the Committee on Small Business House of Representatives (March 26, 1998). "Urban Education: Approaches that Work" (Serial No. 105–44). {{cite journal}}: |author= has generic name (help); Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ Underwood, Oscar (September 21, 2009). Assassination of Human Potential. Xulon Press. ISBN 978-1607910275.
  6. ^ Dowdell-Underwood, Oscar (December 19, 2013). Burden of Hope: Transition, Retention, and Collegiate Black Men. Scholars' Press. ISBN 978-3639705539.
  7. ^ Dowdell-Underwood, Oscar (2015-09-25). Bumblebees Can Fly: Developing the Inherent Power in Young Men of Color Needed to Achieve in Education and Succeed in Life. Xulon Press. ISBN 978-1498444422.