More coverage of positive things African-American males do
What happened to the media when 425 young black men from local middle and high schools . . . assembled at the University of Louisville on March 16 for the Men of Quality Initiative's 9th Annual Lifestyle Choices Forum? There were no reporters asking these young men: What is your role in closing the achievement gap? Why is this forum important to you? What did you hear that made you begin to look at things differently from how you have before? How important is this forum to you as a young black man? All these questions were asked at the forum.
No media were there to observe the nine workshops that covered issues concerning health, careers, college life, media influences, money management and investing -- all of which are pertinent issues to these young men. These workshops were presented by volunteers from the business and nonprofit sectors, students, educators and administrators from U of L and Jefferson County Public Schools, all of whom showed they have a personal commitment and investment in the future of these young men.
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