:: 🚨MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 Excited, humbled and honored to share we were awarded a 2022 Social Justice & Racial Equity Grant from @DukeEnergy Foundation for $25,000 to advance career exploration and readiness for boys & young men of color.

:: Registration is now open for the 2023 Boys of Color POWER Summit, Equipped with Strategy, for boys of color in middle & high school in Durham on Saturday, October 21, 2023 from 8:30AM - 1:30PM. To register, bit.ly/POWER-2023

:: The Young Men of Excellence Program is entering our 5th year of empowering & guiding boys of color towards a brighter future! Special thanks to our partners @NCCULAW, @TriComFdn, @DukeEnergy, @Duke_DCA, @UWTriangle, @Google & @IBM. Together, we are making a difference.

:: On behalf of our Board of Directors, staff, fellows & scholars, Happy Holidays! We are steadfast in our commitment to ensure boys & young men of color gain the skills, experiences & support to reach their potential and achieve career & economic stability & mobility.

:: Today is #GivingTuesday! Please consider investing in our education and workforce equity programming and consistent mentoring ship which creates impactful outcomes for our boys & young men color to lead successful & meaningful lives. #AdvancingEquity #BlackBoysMatter

:: Congratulations Isaiah Noble of our Young Men of Excellence Program on graduating from @HillsideHS. He will be attending @ncatsuaggies to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. We empower! We transform! @MBK_Alliance @BMAchievement @TriComFdn @UWTriangle @mentornc

:: Congratulations Sekou Goff of our Young Men of Excellence Program on graduating from @HillsideHS. He will be attending @ncatsuaggies to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. We empower! We transform! @MBK_Alliance @BMAchievement @TriComFdn @UWTriangle @mentornc

:: We wish a Happy 15th Birthday to our student, John Porter, 8th grader at Durham School of the Arts (@DSA_DurhamNC). He aspires to be a computer engineer or game designer. Joseph would like to attend @FAMU_1887 or @floridastate. @TriComFdn, @UWTriangle, @MBK_Alliance

:: We wish a Happy 14th Birthday to our student, Joseph Jackson, III, 8th grader at Abiding Hearts & Minds Academy. He aspires to be an attorney or architect. Joseph would like to attend @DukeU or @UChicago. @TriComFdn, @UWTriangle, @MBK_Alliance

:: Special thanks to Evin Grant (@SocialMediaEvin), Assistant Dean of Student Life & Pro Bono Opportunities at @CampbellLawNow. for serving as the Speaker for our Career Conversation at the Career Competency Workshop of the Young Men of Excellence Program.

:: Our Empowering Profile for the Young Men of Excellence Program during the Virtual College & Career Academy, Career Competency Workshop was Kenneth D. Gibbs Sr., Partner at Thomas & Gibbs CPAs, PLLC. @MBK_Alliance, @mentornc, @BMAchievement

:: Our Young Men of Excellence Program held a Career Competency Workshop for our Virtual College & Career Academy. Our boys had a Career Conversation with Evin Grant @SocialMediaEvin, Assistant Dean of Student Life & Pro Bono Opportunities at @CampbellLawNow. @MBK_Alliance

:: We remember the Tulsa Black Wall Street Massacre which occurred a century ago. The wealthiest US Black community was burned to the ground. About 10,000 Black people were left homeless & property damage amounted to $1.5 million in real estate & $750,000 in personal property.

:: We remember and honor all who served.

:: Congratulations to our ED @dklangley his selection as a Social Justice Fellow with a focus on workforce equity for boys & young men of color to prepare, equip & create pathways to high skill, high wage and in demand occupations for economic stability & mobility! @BMAchievement

:: ‼️Grant Funding‼️ => @TMLAcademy, @dlforbesyf, @JermaineLPorter, @AudacityLabsOrg, @BBBSTri, @RTPNSBE, @mentornc, @100BMTENC, @youthspeakDURM, @StudentUDurham, @BullCityKappas, @MBK_Durham

:: ‼️Grant Funding‼️ => We Are the Ones Grant Fund is open to communities directly impacted by historical oppression & poverty in Durham. Awards will range from $2,500 to $7,000. Deadline: June 13, 2021. For more info & to apply, rb.gy/nqroer.

:: We welcome @CARsgen_Ther to Durham and seek to serve as a strategic partner to provide career exploration and exposure opportunities for boys and young men of color to prepare them for career opportunities to create and sustain a talent pipeline!

:: @DPS_Equity will host a Listening & Learning Session on the Equity Policy Pillars on Thursday, May 27 at 6:30pm to provide more details on its drafted structure and content. Join this event as it will include an opportunity for you to pose questions about the policy.

:: We look forward to joining @Wizdomisms for The State of Health Equity among Boys & Men of Color Summit, Transforming Systems of Behavioral Health Equity on June 8-10, 2021 hosted by @UConnHDI.