doriebrown's blog

Society and the media paints the image of black males from urban communities as either an athlete or rapper, dead or in jail.

As a result of these stereotypes, our communities face a great degree of self-hate, black on black crime, experiencing crises of identity and disrespect.

The young men of the Black Male Youth Academy have decided to resist these dominant images to transform their community.  By being examples of change agents, they are committed to improving the lives of their families, friends and neighbors.