Robert Jackson

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Robert Jacksonis author of “The No More Excuses Curriculum,” featuring the books, Black Men Stand Up!, The Workbook: A Boys Guide to Manhood, The Workbook: A Girls Guide to Womanhood, Solutions to Educating Black and Latino Males, and Put a Stop to Bullying. He is a nationally renowned speaker, educator, consultant and owner of Lavelle Publishing and Robert Jackson Consulting.

Robert received his BS, Industrial Technology Degree from Western Kentucky University where he lettered four years in both football and track. After being cut from the NFL Minnesota Vikings, Robert began his teaching career in Indianapolis Public Schools. Wanting to make a bigger impact on education, he stepped out of the classroom and onto the road to conduct professional development workshops and keynotes nationally for educators, parents and students. He has remained deeply rooted in his commitment to serve his community as a mentor and leader, especially on issues facing African-American and Latino Students.

Jackson is committed to producing well-researched, well-planned presentations to assist your academic institution, conference, summit, church, organization or corporation in finding solutions to meet a range of challenges, especially educating and bringing up our youth. The Lavelle Publishing mission is to produce and share quality publications and DVDs that are solutions to help improve the quality of life of men, women and youth in our community at large. Together we present The No More Excuses Curriculum, DVD series, and Live Presentations. Please see Services Page for more info.

Jackson currently resides in Indianapolis with his wife, author Tajuana “TJ” Butler-Jackson and their children Ava Simone, Alyvia Rae and Robert Tye.

Learn more at Robert Jackson’s official website



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