Post by Nubian Zuri* on May 24, 2009 8:22:43 GMT -5
Now ths is what I love to see!
"Positive Reinforcement" in the Black Community".
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"Central Virginia 100" Mentors African-American Young Men
May 23, 2009
A new interest group in central Virginia wants to create role models for African-American young men. The group is called 100 Black Men of Central Virginia and they held their first event Saturday to honor high school students doing well in school.
The group is a division of 100 Black Men of America and aims to serve as mentors to young African-American men in the Charlottesville community and to emphasize the importance of education.
"What we want to do is provide the support system to young men, African-American young men, and their families. By doing so we think we'll help enrich the entire community, and not just the young men," said keynote speaker, Dr. Bill Cannaday.
The current goal of 100 Black Men of Central Virginia is to help young black men in the regional school system do better in school and understand the importance of an education.
"We know that there is an achievement gap and African-American males are at the lower end of that gap," said Dr. Marcus Martin.
In their first event, the Central Virginia 100 is honoring African-American male high school students who have a 3.0 GPA or above. They want to acknowledge the accomplishments of these men and encourage them to continue their hard work in the classroom.
"We have some very bright young men and we would like to see them continue to achieve. We'd like to see as many of them as possible go to college, and we'd like to see a lot of them come to UVa," said Dr. Martin.
"Sports can get you scholarships, but without academics it's really nothing. You can be the best player in the world, but if you don't have brains and books then you won't be able to get in any college," said Kerry Wynn, of Louisa County High School.
The Central Virginia 100 is currently an interest group, but they have applied to become a local chapter of the national organization. They currently have 30 members.
Related Links
100 Black Men of America
www.charlottesvillenewsplex.tv/news/headlines/45919702.html
"Positive Reinforcement" in the Black Community".
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"Central Virginia 100" Mentors African-American Young Men
May 23, 2009
A new interest group in central Virginia wants to create role models for African-American young men. The group is called 100 Black Men of Central Virginia and they held their first event Saturday to honor high school students doing well in school.
The group is a division of 100 Black Men of America and aims to serve as mentors to young African-American men in the Charlottesville community and to emphasize the importance of education.
"What we want to do is provide the support system to young men, African-American young men, and their families. By doing so we think we'll help enrich the entire community, and not just the young men," said keynote speaker, Dr. Bill Cannaday.
The current goal of 100 Black Men of Central Virginia is to help young black men in the regional school system do better in school and understand the importance of an education.
"We know that there is an achievement gap and African-American males are at the lower end of that gap," said Dr. Marcus Martin.
In their first event, the Central Virginia 100 is honoring African-American male high school students who have a 3.0 GPA or above. They want to acknowledge the accomplishments of these men and encourage them to continue their hard work in the classroom.
"We have some very bright young men and we would like to see them continue to achieve. We'd like to see as many of them as possible go to college, and we'd like to see a lot of them come to UVa," said Dr. Martin.
"Sports can get you scholarships, but without academics it's really nothing. You can be the best player in the world, but if you don't have brains and books then you won't be able to get in any college," said Kerry Wynn, of Louisa County High School.
The Central Virginia 100 is currently an interest group, but they have applied to become a local chapter of the national organization. They currently have 30 members.
Related Links
100 Black Men of America
www.charlottesvillenewsplex.tv/news/headlines/45919702.html
