Our Mission.
To ignite and empower communities of color by inspiring literacy. Through mentorship and advocacy, we aim to improve educational outcomes and foster a lifelong love of reading with a focus on Black men and boys.
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1.5Books And Bars Campaign (FY 2020)
Our biggest and most exciting event is growing bigger! Now serving over 300 High School students we are poised to reach and inspire more students especially our target group, Black males. We need your assistance in making this event bigger and better. Small donations like $10 helps supply a book for a student while larger donations help defer the costs of entertainment, food and contest prizes.$30.00 donated of $2,000.00 goal -
37.5Expression Campaign
Our young people are the brightest and most creative minds in our community. It is our obligation to nurture their talents and present a platform for expression. Our strategy is to use local poets, teachers and creative to work with students to harness that internal gift, present writers and performers that showcase similar abilities and to give them a platform to express themselves. Your donations will help defer the cost of the workshop curators and event hosts.$150.00 donated of $400.00 goal
