Define Yourself, Redefine the World: A Guided Journal for Black Boys and Men

Define Yourself, Redefine the World A Guided Journal for Black Boys and Men Created by Brandon Frame Edited by Literacy Lives Through empowering words, motivating experiences, and insightful quotes of wisdom, this journal will put you on a path of evolution. TheBlackManCan Presents Define Yourself, Redefine the World: A Guided Journal for Black Boys and Men is a one-of-a-kind ...

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His Story: Michael Eric Dyson’s Message to Young Black Men

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The purpose of His Story is to tell the stories of Black Men young and old through videos and written work. Too often the story of Black Men is told by everyone else. His Story will be the catalyst to allow Black Men & Women to provide the positive contradiction to the prevailing Black male ...

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Positive Black Male News: Western Union Names Patrick Gatson President of the Western Union Foundation

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The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a global leader in financial services, has announced the appointment of Patrick Gaston as President of The Western Union Foundation.   Gaston will lead Western Union’s global philanthropic strategy, including employee engagement, grant making and strategic initiatives that support education as a pathway to economic opportunity. “Patrick is a visionary Corporate Social ...

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His Story: Is Commercial Hip-Hop the New Blackface?

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Commercial Hip-Hop has become the blueprint for the streets for many of today’s youth. The lyrics tell them what to wear, how to talk, what to like and dislike. These ignorant lyricists are the slave masters that abuse young minds by whipping the oppression into them and hanging the glorification right onto them. These young minds ...

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His Story: Preparing Students to be Critical Thinkers

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One of the most important jobs of an educator is to prepare students to be critical thinkers.  In a postmodern America educators have a responsibility to provide multifarious opportunities for students to engage in critical thinking exercises.  More focus has to be placed on building critical thinkers rather than assuming students are already critical thinkers.  Many educators see that believe ...

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Positive Black Male News: Black Male Youth subject to New Online Community, IamBloom

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California Community Foundation launches IamBLOOM.com to improve job and education prospects for Black males 14-18 years old with probation experience LOS ANGELES, CA -- California Community Foundation (CCF) has launched IamBLOOM (www.iambloom.com), a new website and online community about and for young Black men in Los Angeles, as part of a strategic initiative to create a ...

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Positive Black Male News: 103-year-old man still spends two hours walking through the mall every day

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by KUSA Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy (KUSA) – Mekey Yetashawork is a bit different than your typical mall walker. Yetashawork will turn 104 this year. “Exercise must be done daily,”  Yetashawork said. Perhaps his stride is a tenth of yours, but there is likely no person at Denver’s Cherry Creek Shopping Center who ...

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Positive Black Male News: California lawyer gives up home to homeless family for a year

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A California lawyer is giving up his fully-furnished home in Los Angeles for a homeless family to live in for a year, according to the New York Daily News. Tony Tolbert, 51, says that his act of kindness just feels like the right thing to do. “You don’t have to be Bill Gates or Warren Buffet or Oprah,” ...

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