Karl Spencer

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100 Black Men of Austin Host 4th Annual Cultural Competency Event for Teachers and Students

The 100 Black Men of Austin hosted the 4th annual Cultural Competency Initiative (CCI) event for teachers at Black Pearl Books.  125 teachers (3,125 students impacted) received 5 books of color, a gift card, a puzzle from Puzzle Huddle, and we randomly selected 10 teachers to receive Kendra Scott Jewelry just in time for the 2024 – 2025 academic school year.  Black Pearl Books invited author, Anne Wynter to sign her book, Patrick and the Not So Perfect Party for all of the teachers receiving her book.  This year’s numbers bring our grand total to 725 teachers and 17,825 students impacted by the CCI Initiative.

Thank you HEB, Austin Community Foundation, and Black Pearl Books for your continued partnership in making reading fun for kids.

 

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100 Black Men of Austin Partners with Huston-Tillotson’s IDEAL Summer Bridge Program

The 100 Black Men of Austin has been working behind the scenes the past few months for the upcoming academic year. We’re preparing for our voter education PSAs as well as supporting our Collegiate 100 at Huston-Tillotson University.

This past Saturday, we had the honor to work with our Collegiate 100 board members supporting incoming HT students at the IDEAL Summer Bridge program. We hosted 80 students at Harvey Pennick Golf course to educate students on the importance of starting off the school year on the right path by aiming for a 3.0 – 4.0 GPA, understanding the importance of networking, preparing their resumes and headshots, researching companies to prepare for internships, understanding financial freedom, and emphasizing all of the above starts now.

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100 BMOA Supports Displaced Fathers During Father’s Day

Happy Father’s Day to all of the amazing fathers around the world! Today as we love on and celebrate men who’ve accepted the challenge of this pivotal role, we reflect back on yesterday’s service opportunity. We were blessed to partner with Mission Accomplished, Austin Urban Technology Movement (AUTMHQ), and other local organizations to help pack gift packs for fathers in the Central Texas region impacted by homelessness. Thank You Ebonie D. Trice, her family, and Mission Accomplished for organizing such a pivotal service day. Also a huge thank you to our friends Black Men’s Health Clinic for allowing us to utilize their space to pack 459 bags.

We’re sending love to all of you who are fathers, those who’ve lost their fathers/father figures and those with aspirations of becoming one.

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