Happy New Year! We are so excited about the support we’ve received here at VM in 2009. Thank you for joining the movement and helping us evolve! We wanted to share a few of our VM goals for 2010 and tell you how you can help us: 1. Visible Men Recruitment Campaign 2. Fundraising 3. [...]
Thanks to all of the People of Color Conference attendees who joined us in Denver last week for the Visible Men: Elevating Black Boys workshop. As always, the comments that were shared and the energy in the room reveal the genuine interest in the topic of success for black boys and men. Though the PoCC [...]
In Newton Massachusetts, a suburban New England town that is almost 80% Caucasian, residents will be led by a black Mayor, a black Governor, and a black President; Setti Warren, Duval Patrick, Barack Obama. That’s kind of cool to me. For the younger generation, this may not seem like a big deal. For the Civil [...]
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/19/AR2009111904330_2.html There are some key winning ingredients in this story. First, Colin himself is already showing the drive and vision that will help make him successful. Even the pits in his stomach and the restless night sleep before a big day of flying are great signs that he’s invested, and thinking about his performance. You [...]
This news excites me. It excites me not only because I think it’s great for the world to see a black man as President of the United States of America, but also because young black boys are getting access to more stories of successful black men if they are getting more mentoring. Good news for [...]
Moorehouse College implements a dress code, take a look below: www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2009/10/17/nr.morehouse.dress.code.cnn?iref=videosearch”> My thoughts: the institution has the right to establish whatever standards for attire it chooses. Students have the right to comply, or choose to attend another school. Policy isn’t the main issue here. The issues are: 1) students lack of understanding of the relationship [...]
The mission of Visible Men is to elevate black boys and men to new heights of achievement, fulfillment, happiness and societal contribution. We achieve our mission by connecting young black boys, and those who care for them, with successful black men. We are unique in our emphasis on success imagery – educating around what is [...]
I was driving in my car when I first heard the news about Michael Jackson. There were few details other than “cardiac arrest”. Though I can’t say I have been a huge or recent fan, his passing is as monumental as it is sad. Like a lot of people, my most recent memory were the [...]
Some people feel that the shaking of hands by competitors at the end of a completion is the last bastion of sportsmanship. A lot has been made about Lebron James and his refusal to shake hands with his competitors after losing to Orlando. http://youbeenblinded.com/video-lebron-james-doesnt-shake-hands-talk-after-loss/3306 It’s true, there is a privilege of visibility and there are [...]
This past weekend my nephew graduated from George Washington University. It was a wonderful day walking down the National Mall – a very proud occasion for his mother, our entire family and, of course, for him. I was immersed in the optimism of the moment. It left me with such a positive sense of energy [...]
