Concerned Black Men of Richmond and Youth Visits VMFA for Black History Month

March 4, 2019

 

Greetings all!

The Concerned Black Men of Richmond VA, Inc. recognized Black History Month with a visit to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.  It took place on Saturday, February 23^rd and was well attended.

The tour was led by Ann Carlton and we saw the African Art and the Contemporary African American Art exhibits.  The youth corps was very engaged and well behaved during the entire tour.  Ms. Carlton was very knowledgeable about the culture and purpose of the African Art and took time to explain the significance of many of the pieces exhibited.

The Contemporary African American Art exhibit was comprised of pieces from slavery, the Harlem Renaissance Period and up to many of the current African American artisans.

Ms. Carlton talks about painter Kehinde Wiley who did the portrait of President Barack Obama.

The tour lasted about an hour. It was noted by some of the high school students that they recognized some of the artists from the Harlem Renaissance period because they are currently studying that in school.

We were accompanied on the tour by Allison Bennett Dyche, a graduate student at Virginia Commonwealth University. The Concerned Black Men of Richmond VA will be the subject for her podcast called “Shift”, where she tells stories of people and places, and the shifts they have made to help create their place in this world.

 

Allison interviewed the boys at the conclusion of the tour to get their opinion on the event as well as the programs that we provide.

Again, we would like to thank each of you for your continued patronage of the Concerned Black Men of Richmond!  It means the world to the young men that we serve and ensures that we will continue to impact the community in a positive way.

Sincerely,
Timothy Mallory
President-CBM-RVA

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Click Here to learn more about becoming a Mentor.

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Concerned Black Men of Richmond holds End of Year Cookout for Youth at Dorey Park

July 16, 2018

 

Greetings all,

Last month the Concerned Black Men of Richmond concluded our 2017-18 year with a cookout at Dorey Park.  The food and fellowship with parents, mentees, donors and brothers was enjoyed by all.  There is 1 graduate this year in the youth corps, Da’Vontae Ballou.   He has been a member since the 5^th grade and graduated from Armstrong High School.  Da’Vontae will be attending J Sargent Reynolds Community College in the fall.

There were 2 of last year’s graduates in attendance, Torian Jones and Ramone Jeffers.  They shared their college experiences and it was great to see them achieving their goals!

 

We would like to take an opportunity to thank each of you for the interest and support you have shown our organization.  This year we even got our van painted and it looks great!

Your support is instrumental in ensuring that we can continue to provide lessons and experiences that positively impact the young men we serve.  Please feel free to make suggestions on how we can improve our organization.

Again, thank you all for your assistance.

Sincerely,
Tim Mallory, President CBM-RVA

Click Here to learn more about The Concerned Black Men of Richmond, Inc.
Click Here to learn more about becoming a Mentor.
Click Here to see how you can support our efforts to continue to care for our youth.

Concerned Black Men of Richmond conducts Part 1 of Etiquette Event with Youth at Franklin Military Academy

April 26, 2018

Greetings,

The Concerned Black Men of RVA recently conducted our Etiquette Pt1 event.  The event was held on Saturday the 14^th at Franklin Military Academy.  It is a prerequisite to the LaGrotta Ristorante fine dining outing that will be in May.  We discussed proper dress, table settings and how they are expected to conduct themselves in this type of environment.  The Concerned Black Men of RVA have been doing this since 2011 and have progressed to a point where the mentees are instructing each other on how to tie neckties!

 

We also played the movie “Courageous” which illustrates choices, consequences and fatherhood. This is the 2^nd time we have shown this movie to our mentees and it was received very well.  Afterwards the boys were treated to lunch at McDonald’s.

We would like to again thank each of you who have donated to the Concerned Black Men of RVA.  Your support is an integral part to the success of our mission.  We strive each month to engage our youth with life enhancing experiences that will assist them in all their future endeavors.  Your support means the world to the youth that we serve!

 

Sincerely,
Timothy Mallory
President-CBM-RVA

Click Here to learn more about The Concerned Black Men of Richmond, Inc.

Click Here to learn more about becoming a Mentor.

Click Here to see how you can support our efforts to continue to care for our youth.

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