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Home Grown Black Males

Moving from under-served to well-deserved communities by Andra Lang Jr

By Race and Opportunity LabMay 23, 2019
Moving from under-served to well-deserved communities by Andra Lang Jr
In high school, I was selected to be a part of a group of individuals who were mentored by  undergraduate students at Washington University in St. Louis for two semesters. This experience had a huge impact on my growth as a youth. This gave me a sense of confidence that I needed to pursue higher […]
Home Grown Black Males

Serving on the front lines in St. Louis by Cory Mitchell

By Race and Opportunity LabMay 23, 2019
Serving on the front lines in St. Louis by Cory Mitchell
I didn’t choose social work, but I did choose to work in the greater St. Louis community once social work chose me. Since September 2018 I have worked for BJC Behavioral Health as a senior community support specialist. Our project is called emergency room enhancement. The team I am a part of is interagency, and […]
Home Grown Black Males

I am my brother’s keeper by Tony Gunn Jr.

By Race and Opportunity LabMay 23, 2019
I am my brother’s keeper by Tony Gunn Jr.
I grew up in an abusive turned single-parent household and then became a role model to my son, brother, little cousins, niece, and nephew whose fathers weren’t around. This put a lot of pressure on me. Inevitably, I built up this societal depiction of masculinity where you limit your cries, take a hit and show […]
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When I started making good decisions by Howard Hughes

By Race and Opportunity LabMay 23, 2019
When I started making good decisions by Howard Hughes
I spent most of my childhood growing up in John DeShields Projects in East St. Louis and the rest of my adolescent years growing up in the streets of St. Louis. In both I had my fair share of gang and gun violence, and I lost friends and family to both. I even had my fair […]
Home Grown Black Males

We have to lead the dialogue about us by Chauncey Nelson

By Race and Opportunity LabMay 23, 2019
We have to lead the dialogue about us by Chauncey Nelson
We had learned to make a way for ourselves, when there was nowhere to go. We developed a means to living without knowing what we were living for. We had created a purpose for ourselves when no one was giving us any opportunities. The world had shown us how much it valued us, and we […]

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