How LB Young Men of Color Are Committing to Succeeding in School

Mar. 5, 2014 / By Ben Novotny
Tags: boys, Boys and Men of Color, Long Beach, students, Youth

[Ed. Note]: Last week, over 400 students in Long Beach convened together at California State University, Long Beach to talk about the issues they face as boys and men of color...

Hundreds Of LB Boys & Men of Color Gather to ‘Turn Up 4 Change’

Mar. 3, 2014 / By Adalhi Montes
Tags: boys, Boys and Men of Color, High School, schools, Youth, Youth Voices

About 400 middle and high school students from Long Beach Unified School District attended “Turn Up For Change,” a boys and men of color summit organized by a coalition of local organizations on Tuesday, Feb...

What I Learned in Sacramento About Boys & Men of Color

Aug. 19, 2013 / By Adalhi Montes
Tags: boys, California, Men of Color, policy, sacramento

I got a call a couple of weeks ago from my friend Kenyon Davis, a staff organizer with the Alliance of Boys & Men of Color, a statewide coalition of change agents committed to improving the lives of California’s boys and young men of color...

Through the Ugliness: The State of Boys and Men of Color

Mar. 5, 2012 / By
Tags: boys, color, Education, Justice, men, race

Written by John Oliver Santiago

On February 29, an official “Teach-In” was held at Centro Cha...