Concerned Black Men of Richmond has a Successful 1st Half of their 22-23 Session
December 31, 2022 by admin
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December 26, 2022
Greetings all!
The Concerned Black Men of Richmond have had a very productive 1st half of our 2022-23 session!
We kicked off the session with our orientation on 9/13th. There were 13 applications submitted for the program.
The first in-person activity was a rap session at Franklin Military Academy on October 15th. This was an introduction of the mentees to the mentors where we discussed our program objectives, strategies to improve grades and addressed gun violence. We also got suggestions from them on what they would like to see. There were 7 mentees in attendance at this activity.
The Concerned Black Men of America held the 47th Annual Awards Dinner on Thursday November 10th.
The event took place at The Hotel Arundel Preserve and Alex Taylor (one of our founding members) was the representative from the Richmond Chapter.
The Honorees:
Founders Awards: US Capitol Police Officers, Harry Dunn and Eugene Goodman; Retired, US Capitol Police Sgt, Aguillino Gonell and Retired, DC Metropolitan Police Officer, Michael Fanone
Phoenix Award for Justice: Attorney Benjamin Crump, Esq., Attorney, Daryl Jones, Esq, Transformative Justice Coalition and Bishop Tavis Grant, National Executive Director, Rainbow Push Coalition
Phoenix Award for Entrepreneurship: Jas Leverette Chairman’s Award: Marcus Arbery and the Arbery Family
President’s Award: Ms. Ruby Bridges, Civil Rights Activist, Atty, Anita Hill, Esq., Women’s Rights Activist
Corporate Award, Social Responsibility: Bruce Jackson, Esq., Microsoft (Pending); Shamika Hoyt, SunLife Insurance Co.
Posthumous Awards: Entertainer and Activist, Dick Gregory; Trailblazer and NBA Legend, Bill Russell Education &Public Service; Dr. Emmett Dennis Sr.
Our 2nd in-person activity was held on November 19th at Franklin Military Academy. The movie “Courageous” was shown. This is a movie about fatherhood and the consequences of choices good and bad. There were 6 boys in attendance and it was well received by all.
On December 10th, we held annual Christmas Breakfast at the Golden Corral in Glen Allen. There were 9 mentees with their parents or guardian in attendance. Each of the mentees were given $100 for their participation.
We would also like to congratulate to of our past mentees Ramone Jeffers and Jonathan Minor. Ramone Jeffers received a B.S, in Kinesiology from North Carolina Central University. Jonathan Minor received an Associate’s degree in Computer Science from J Sargeant Reynolds Community College. Jonathan will continue his education at Norfolk State University.
As we adjust to the post pandemic way of operating; rest assured that the Concerned Black Men of Richmond will continue providing impactful activities for the young men in our communities. Special thanks to Principal, David Hudson for granting access to Franklin Military Academy for our activities and to Thomas Williams for providing the money for the mentees at the Christmas Breakfast!
Thanks to each of the mentors and each of you for your interest and assistance in providing quality programs for the young men in our community. It means the world to our community and the youth we serve.
Sincerely,
Timothy Mallory,
President CBM-RVA
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Concerned Black Men of Richmond held Baseball Fundamentals activity with Youth
April 10, 2019 by admin
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April 7, 2019
The Concerned Black Men of RVA held a “Baseball Fundamentals” on March 23rd. It was produced by Tommy DeVaughn and conducted by Coaches Milton Parker and Darryl Husband from the Metropolitan Junior Baseball League a Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) affiliate. The activity was held on the baseball field at Fairfield Middle School.
The coaches also brought 7 MJBL players with them to assist with instruction.
Coach Parker explained how baseball can be a route to achieving a college education and that a few of the young men in attendance were already being recruited by Division 1 schools!
Next the boys warmed up by stretching and went through some basic instruction on throwing, catching and base running.
A few of the mentees had their first real exposure to playing baseball. The MJBL players were very patient with the youth; they were able to pick up some of the techniques quickly.
Everyone got a chance to participate with each of the fundamentals and really enjoyed themselves despite the cold breeze that persisted for the entire activity.
A few of the mentees showed some real aptitude for the game and caught the eye of the coaches. They could not wait to get to the batting segment of the activity.
They soon found out that it is harder than it appears!
Everyone enjoyed themselves and learned a few things as well.
Afterwards, the coaches expressed their appreciation for the effort put forth by all and reiterated how baseball is a great way to become a professional athlete.
Coach Husband shared an acronym for FAITH: Focus, Attitude, Integrity, Teamwork and Hustle.
I would again like to thank Tommy DeVaughn for introducing us to Coaches, Milton Parker and Darryl Husband of the Metropolitan Junior Baseball League for putting on an outstanding event!
Also, I want to give a shout to Dominant, Darryl, Chase, Noah, Terrance and Rashaun for staying after their practice to teach our youth some basic fundamentals of the game of baseball.
The Concerned Black Men of RVA would again thank each of you for your interest and contributions to our organization. You play a major role in our mission to impact the youth that we serve with impactful activities to enhance their life skills and development.
Thank you again!
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.
