Program Allows Black Male Students to Speak Candidly with Elders
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By Sam P.K. Collins, The Washington Informer
The Becoming A Man program is establishing its presence in D.C. Public Schools to help young men form positive relationships with one another while gleaning wisdom from Black male professionals.
Since establishing a presence in D.C. Public Schools, the Becoming A Man (BAM) program has allowed young men in at least five schools to form positive relationships with one another while gleaning wisdom from Black male professionals.
An important element of this program involves intergenerational conversations where the high school students speak candidly with their older counterparts about aspects of the Black male experience.
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BAM, in conjunction with The Fellowship Initiative and JPMorgan Chase, has conducted programming for students at Ron Brown, H.D. Woodson High School, and Eastern High School, all of which are in Northeast, along with Ballou High School in Southeast, and Paul Laurence Dunbar High School and Roosevelt High School in Northwest.
The original article explains how this program contributes to community and careers.
BAM is one program that can disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline for Black youth.
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