We've Got the Receipts!
Re-Engaging Disengaged Young Black and Brown Boys Since 2007
Susie Buffett Invested. News Channel 3 Came to See Why.
A Momma’s Tears: He Was Ready to Drop Out His mother enrolled him in our Greatness Academy. What happened next changed His-Story.
The Students Changed. The Teachers Noticed. News Channel 7 Came to Investigate.
Wes Hall Awarded UNLV’s Presidential Award
Due to His Outstanding Work With Young Men and Young Women of Color, UNLV President Dr. Keith Whitfield Awared Mr. Hall with the Coveted Presidential Award.
Due to His Outstanding Work With Young Men and Young Women of Color, UNLV President Dr. Keith Whitfield Awared Mr. Hall with the Coveted Presidential Award.
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Word Traveled. Then Crenshaw TEDx Came Calling. They Wanted To Know Our Success Stategies and Best Practices Leading to the Transformation of Black and Brown Boys.
We Took the Program to Los Angeles. The District Took Notice.
Success in the Classroom Led to a Seat at the District Table.
When LAUSD began developing its districtwide “My Brother’s Keeper” Implementation Plan, the District retained our services to help co-author the document.
Success in the Classroom Led to a Seat at the District Table.
When LAUSD began developing its districtwide “My Brother’s Keeper” Implementation Plan, the District retained our services to help co-author the document.
THE LOS ANGELES "YOUNG MEN OF COLOR" INITIATIVE
Wes Hall - Co-Author of the District's "My Brother's Keeper Implementation Plan"
When the Los Angeles Unified School District set out to develop a districtwide initiative focused on improving academic outcomes for Black boys and young men of color, the work began with an important question: How is every department within the District contributing to their academic success? Mr. Wes Hall, alongside District Director Dr. Brenda Manuel, met directly with department leaders throughout LAUSD to examine existing efforts, identify resources, uncover gaps, and better understand how each department could contribute to the larger mission. Those conversations became an important foundation for the District’s My Brother’s Keeper Implementation Plan. Drawing upon years of hands-on classroom experience, Hall worked with district leadership to help co-author a comprehensive blueprint designed to move beyond isolated programs and toward a coordinated, districtwide approach—one that inspires, empowers, and prepares Black boys and young men of color to actively and vigorously participate in their own academic success while becoming college and career ready.
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The District Wanted to Reach More Boys. They Asked Us to Lead the Way. The Annual Conference Series.The Los Angeles Unified School District set out to create an annual conference designed to inspire, empower, and connect young men with positive male role models and new possibilities for their futures. The District contracted our organization to help bring that vision to life—from managing the conference and organizing participating schools to recruiting male mentors and partnering with Loyola Marymount University (LMU) as the host college. We were also entrusted with facilitating and emceeing the event, helping create an experience where hundreds of young men could engage directly with accomplished men, broaden their exposure, and begin seeing themselves and their futures differently.
Los Angeles Unified School District, Young Men of Color Conference - Click Video Below
10 Years of Empowering Young Men of Color Led to an Invitation to the White House
After a decade of working directly with young men of color, our work gained national attention. We were invited to the White House to participate in a discussion on mentoring and its impact on Black male student achievement—bringing lessons learned from years inside the classroom to one of the nation’s most important stages.
After a decade of working directly with young men of color, our work gained national attention. We were invited to the White House to participate in a discussion on mentoring and its impact on Black male student achievement—bringing lessons learned from years inside the classroom to one of the nation’s most important stages.
Des Moines Wanted to Inspire Its Young Men. We Helped Create the Platform.
The conference brought young men together with accomplished male leaders, mentors, educators, and community partners—creating an environment where they could see new possibilities for themselves, strengthen their connection to education, and begin thinking differently about their futures.
The conference brought young men together with accomplished male leaders, mentors, educators, and community partners—creating an environment where they could see new possibilities for themselves, strengthen their connection to education, and begin thinking differently about their futures.
Des Moines, Iowa -- Young Men of Color Conference
Los Angeles Unified School District's
Young Men of Color Leadership Conference
Wes Hall Pictured in the Middle
The District Wanted to Create A "Village Mentoring Program," That Provided Adult Mentors to Boys At Various Campuses. We Created, Coordinated, Recruited, and Implemented the Program.
More information about the district's "Village Movement Mentoring Program," can be found here
The Greatness Academy
Where It All Started
We Are Still in The Classroom!
Learning More And More Each Day About Our Young Men, How They Process information, What They Value, And How Best to Engage Them In A Way That Produces Positive Academic Outcomes.
Where It All Started
We Are Still in The Classroom!
Learning More And More Each Day About Our Young Men, How They Process information, What They Value, And How Best to Engage Them In A Way That Produces Positive Academic Outcomes.
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