Even more Black men are stepping up to the plate
(pasadenastarnews.com) PASADENA - About 300 African-American teenagers and young men attended the third annual Young African American Male’s Conference at Pasadena City College on Saturday.
“We want to expose our young men to a different way of life,” said the Rev. Tyronne Skinner of the Metropolitan Baptist Church, who founded the event. “The conference evolved from a vision to transform our community from one of mediocrity to one where we all want to live and work.”
The event’s series of speaker presentations and workshops focused on education, openness, and exposure to new cultures intended to provide avenues for participants to achieve “Success by Choice,” the conference’s theme. (more…)
This may seem like another run-of-the-mill story about another “conference”, to me this story has special meaning. As a former resident of Pasadena, it is great to hear that folks in this city are trying to do something to change the climate in that city.
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