Black Male Youth Academy

In this program, youth build knowledge of self for personal and social transformation. By the end of the program, youth are confident enough to demonstrate their knowledge of their ancestors, community, history and the Diaspora. They discuss topics focused on their identity, issues of manhood and race, as well as our their social condition. Finally, youth strategize specific ways to transform society and themselves in order to create a more just and human world.

Becoming Transformative Resisters

Submitted by doriebrown on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 11:52am

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.

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BMYA Member Awarded $5,000 Scholarship!

Submitted by dscorza on Wed, 11/23/2011 - 4:20pm

BMYA's very own Kriss'Shon Day awarded $5,000 scholarship from Cirque du Soleil and Sun Life Financial. Congrats Kriss'Shon!!!

To read full article in the Inglewood Today click link below:

http://www.inglewoodtodaynews.com/?p=4063

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Gaming for College

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact person: Derek L. Steele, Communications Manager

Company Name: Social Justice Learning Institute

Phone Number: 424.243.5504

email:  dsteele@sjli-cp.org

website:  www.sjli-cp.org

“GAMING FOR COLLEGE” SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 2011 AT MORNINGSIDE HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM IN INGLEWOOD, CA

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Media Coverage

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Black Male Youth Academy attends Digital Media Conference in San Francisco. They express the importance of digital media literacy and the importance of using technology resources at school for the advancement of their futures! Check it out!

 

 

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Rewards for outstanding work

Submitted by Tk Brown on Tue, 02/15/2011 - 3:47pm

Black Male Youth Academy

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Black Male Youth Academy (BMYA)

At Morningside High School, our Urban Scholars program is called the Black Male Youth Academy (“BMYA”). As many of us are well aware, African-American male youth face high imprisonment, recidivism and death rates. Schools contribute to this negative cycle of social reproduction through consistent deculturalization, reduced financial resources and the lack of a culturally relevant teaching/learning style. In order to reverse this cycle, African-American male youth must be immersed in a schooling experience that is humanizing, values their cultural heritage and creates strong opportunities for academic achievement.

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