Concerned Black Men of Richmond Conducts 1st 2024-2025 Session at the Franklin Military Academy

October 28, 2024

Greetings all!

The Concerned Black Men of RVA held the 1^st in-person activity of the 24-25 session entitled “Civics: The Rights and Duties of Citizenship.” It was conducted at Franklin Military Academy on Saturday October 19^th.  There were 19 youths in attendance.

We started the activity by getting each mentee to stand and introduce themselves speaking clearly and with confidence.  Next there was a discussion on what civic engagement is and had those with experience to elaborate on how and why they got involved.  They were informed that CBM is an example of civic engagement and we talked about why we do what we do.

The mentees were very attentive as we discussed the upcoming election and viewed a brief video on the electoral college.  The pros and cons of the electoral college were debated after the video.

Next, we had Michael Taylor, a local licensed commercial drone pilot explain what drones are and the various types and uses of UAV’s (unmanned aerial vehicles).

The boys were very engaged and after the presentation they got to take turns flying drones provided by Mr. Taylor and Principal Hudson of Franklin Military Academy.

The Concerned Black Men of Richmond are working diligently to provide impactful activities that motivate the young men to do their best in all of their endeavors. 

Thanks to Michael Taylor, 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 youth and the community we serve.

Sincerely,
Timothy Mallory,
President CBM-RVA

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Concerned Black Men of Richmond Addresses The Dangers of Drug Use with Youth at Franklin Military Academy

November 27,2023

Greetings all.

The Concerned Black Men of Richmond conducted our 2nd activity of this session on November 18th at Franklin Military Academy.

Due to a recent incident where 4 RVA high school students were hospitalized after ingesting edibles, “The Dangers of Drug Use” was the topic of discussion. It was led by William Nelson, a MCV employee as well as a RVA policeman. Mr. Nelson offered a unique perspective in that he has extensive knowledge of both the medical and legal ramifications of drug use.

There were 14 very attentive young men that attended the activity. They were given detailed information on the various types of drugs, legal as well as recreational types and their effects. It was a lively discussion because of the nature of the subject.

We also took the time to go over the “CBM Grade Challenge.” This is a step-by-step proven strategy on how to be an advocate to bring a grade up in a specific subject.  One of the veteran mentees shared his experience in implementing the steps to improve his grade last year.

The Concerned Black Men of Richmond are working diligently to provide impactful activities that motivate the young men to do their best in all of their endeavors. We are building our program back to a per-pandemic level.

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 youth and the community we serve.

 

Sincerely,
Timothy Mallory,
President CBM-RVA

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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 Spring 2023 Activity Summary Update

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 18^th 

On April 15^th 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 29^th 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

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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