Tavis Smiley Foundation

Big Congratulations to Leadership Institute alumna Bandeja Munir who was selected as a 2013 Posse Foundation Scholar. She’s on her way to Hobart and William Smith Colleges as a freshman in the fall!

http://m.ourweekly.com/news/2014/jan/30/local-dance-student-wins-240000-college-scholarshi/

46 million Americans live under the poverty line. It’s the second year in a row that more than 1 in 7 men, women and children are struggling in poverty and increasingly many of those affected by poverty are the so-called “working poor.” Last year, the top one percent earned nearly 20 percent of all household income, while the top 10 percent earned more than 48 percent of all household income. This growing disparity is crippling the country. Ending Poverty: America’s Silent Spaces is a four-year national initiative to examine barriers and identify solutions to alleviate poverty in the United States. The initiative will help advance action against poverty by engaging and mobilizing individuals, communities, and organizations to identify innovative and community-based solutions that will inform a meaningful path out of poverty for fellow citizens. One of our goals is to engage one million poverty fighters who are willing to stand up and commit to taking action steps to alleviate poverty. This is America’s movement. I hope you’ll join us. To find out how you can help end the cycle of poverty visit www.tavistalks.com/endingpoverty.

If you knew you wouldn't fail what would you be doing with your life?

Something Every Teacher Should Watch. And Student. And Person. Short. Mesmerizing.

The Institute for Responsible Citizenship will accept applications for this male leadership program Nov. 15. Three of our alum have participated. We recommend it! http://eepurl.com/FabP1

Leadership Program for Black Men

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined." - Henry David Thoreau