mentoring

Michael D. Smith is rallying the faithful and following in the footsteps of his mentor: President Barack Obama. As Executive Director of the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, Smith moves from meeting to meeting with an easy smile, a tight handshake and a purpose. He is the engine that drives MBK. Today, Smith is building on […]

Teresa White, Aflac’s first Black woman president, is using her journey to inspire Black girls.

Former President Barack Obama surprised students in Chicago during a civic engagement workshop hosted by his organization.

Dr. Alex Ellis stands out in a crowd – not just because he is 6’5” tall. Dressed as if he’s on the way to close a business deal, when people see him suited and booted, dressed to the 9s or what old-school people call ‘casket sharp,’ they know he’s on a mission. He’s a man with […]

  Founder of Honey Shine Incorporated and wife of NBA legend Alonzo Mourning, Tracy Wilson Mourning has been an advocate for the empowerment of young women for over ten years. She talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about her foundation and the importance of mentoring, not only for young girls but women too. “Its […]

  100 Black Men of America, Inc. (The 100) is the world’s largest network of Black male mentors. Brian Pauling, the President & CEO talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about the month of January being National Mentoring month and how those searching for a mentor can get involved. “Mentoring is more than just […]

What is a reverse mentorship? A reverse mentorship exists when a young, most times tech savvy millennial, “front line” employee is utilized to teach the…

When Ted Gustus was a boy, he found his mother dead, lying on the floor of their railroad flat in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant. In the background,…

  As a mentor of African-American male youth in the community, one of the things I’m constantly looking for is information and resources. But whether…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is obtaining commitments from foundations, businesses and community groups to help young minority men improve their employment opportunities and to intervene before some of them get sucked into the criminal justice system. Obama is launching the “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative Thursday, matching his State of the Union pledge to […]