As national and local community leaders, we are considering how we both protect and build on the progress we have made to expand opportunity for our communities over the past eight years, and enlist all corners of our community to tackle the persistent challenges we still face.
Manifest Your Destiny launches a year-long focus on at-risk Black boys. The mentoring program is marking the 10th anniversary of founder Hill Harper's bestseller, Letters to a Young Brother.
The “what’s wrong with Black males” chorus has been one long sung by the national media. Lengthy, well-reported articles in the Washington Post, The New…
Many young Black men are in jail, unemployed, or victims of violence. President Barack Obama launched his “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative in hopes to resolve these issues within…
President Barack Obama recently announced his “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative for young Black men. Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett talks to ”The Rickey Smiley Morning Show” in this exclusive interview…
VIA NEW YORK TIMES A new report to be released on Tuesday show that black student’ proficiency in core subjects is worse than people realize. According to the study, only 12 percent of black fourth-grade boys are proficient in reading, compared with 38 percent of white boys, and only 12 percent of black eighth-grade boys […]
VIA: www.blackgivesback.com Creating his first Father’s Day Mentoring Weekend last year for 100 teenage boys, multi-faceted entertainer Steve Harvey is taking to his bike and pedaling to the limit to raise funds for mentoring camps in 10 cities nationwide for 2010. Kicking off registration on March 1st for the 2nd Annual Father’s Day Mentoring Weekend […]
