Concerned Black Men of Richmond Spring 2023 Activity Summary Update
October 21, 2023 by admin
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October 9, 2023
Greetings all!
The Concerned Black Men of Richmond would like to update you with a Spring ’23 activity summary.
In March, we held an “Effective Communication & Public Speaking” activity. It took place at Franklin Military Academy on the 18th
On April 15th we took a trip to The Science Museum of Virginia. This activity was used as a recruitment tool to grow our youth corp. We also held our Etiquette activity on April 29th at Franklin Military Academy.
In May CBM visited Ristorante LaGrotta to show off what they learned in the Etiquette activity. Former Governor L. Douglas Wilder met us at LaGrotta and gave an inspirational question and answer session with our mentees!
The Concerned Black Men of Richmond wrapped up the Spring 23’ session with an Awards Cook-In at Franklin Military Academy. We acknowledged the many accomplishments of the mentees and provided them with a cash gift for their participation.
The Concerned Black Men of Richmond are working diligently to provide impactful activities for the youth in our community.
We have some exciting activities planned for the 23/ 24 session!
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 Kicked off 2023 with Career Choices Activity & Black History Museum Visit
March 30, 2023 by admin
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March 3,2023
Greetings all!
The Concerned Black Men of Richmond kicked off 2023 with our “Career Choices” activity. This event is conducted each year and was held on January 21st at Franklin Military Academy.
There were 5 fields represented in this year’s activity: an engineer, a scientist, an entrepreneur, a firefighter and an auto mechanic. The presenters were Lamont Benjamin, a civil engineer with the City of Richmond Public Works, Sid Cannon, a CMT (Construction Materials Testing) Laboratory Manager for Froehling & Robertson Inc., Everett Rivers, CEO & founder of Professional Security LLC, Earl Dyer, Battalion Chief / Fire Marshall for the City of Richmond and Darrell Coates, Auto Technician at Whitten Brothers Chrysler/Jeep/Ram/Dodge/Mazda.
Lamont Benjamin, Sid Cannon, Everett Rivers, Earl Dyer & Darrell Coates
Each of them shared their individual stories and the requirements of the fields that were represented. The young men had a great time interacting with the presenters and learned a lot about how and why they chose their professions.
The Concerned Black Men of Richmond celebrated Black History Month with a visit to the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia. The activity was held on Saturday, February 11th. We were given a guided tour by Mary Lauderdale tour loaded with inspirational stories that are often untold and or forgotten.
The Concerned Black Men of Richmond are working diligently to provide impactful activities for the youth in our community.
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
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 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
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.
