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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 […]
Home Grown Black Males

Finding the king within by Kaylan D. Holloway

By Race and Opportunity LabMay 23, 2019
Finding the king within by Kaylan D. Holloway
One morning, I woke up to “go home ni**er” written on the bathroom mirror. The next morning someone spread cotton balls across the lawn and entrance of the Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center. Later that day, a professor asked students what city and high school we came from. When I said I had graduated from Saint […]
Home Grown Black Males

My journey from convict to mentor By Demetrius Evans

By Race and Opportunity LabMarch 1, 2019
My journey from convict to mentor By Demetrius Evans
From age 7 to 33 I was in and out of the juvenile and adult prison systems. I remember a traumatic and lifetime-humbling experience with police officers with our guns drawn and their K-9 dog simultaneously chewing on my ankles. I could have died that day. A police officer could have died that day. I […]
Home Grown Black Males

We can build stronger children By Orv Kimbrough

By Race and Opportunity LabMarch 1, 2019
We can build stronger children By Orv Kimbrough
To focus my thoughts, I sought the help of friends by asking, “What is needed for us to create the conditions for more black boys and men to be successful?” Across age, gender and race, the answers aligned along similar themes, from supporting two-parent stable families, to bestowing higher esteem and compensation on the best […]
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I chose education as my path By Xavier Blackwell

By Race and Opportunity LabMarch 1, 2019
I chose education as my path By Xavier Blackwell
As a St. Louis native, I wasn’t surrounded by individuals as an adolescent who shared my current mindset that anything is possible. Growing up in North St. Louis on Natural Bridge and Newstead, I wasn’t surrounded by individuals who looked like me and were accomplishing positive goals. Instead, I was surrounded by unfortunate distractions that […]

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