Austin Independent School District and the 100 BMOA partnered to provide monthly read alongs in Title I 3rd grade classrooms across AISD. The 100 members will read a different book monthly (books purchased from Black Pearl Books) to the students and will distribute 800-900 books monthly for the children build their home libraries. As part of the cultural competency initiative, the goal is to make reading fun.
The 100 BMOA was one of the supporters of Texas Empowerment Academy’s capital campaign to help raise funds to build their own school. After 4 years of support, the school is breaking ground.
100 Board members attended the 51st annual Congressional Black Caucus in Washington, DC to support the Greater DC 100 chapter and attend to conference to promote our Voter Education PSAs. The members had the opportunity to meet politicians and other key figures at the convention.
The members of the 100 supported the young men of Huston Tillotson University by purchasing suits and supporting them at their rites of passage ceremony.
As part of the cultural competency Initiative, the 100 Black Men of Austin donated 26 bundles of books to Manor ISD Librarians. The students will have the ability to check the books out of the library to make reading fun. Mayor Christopher Harvey of Manor, TX presented the donation at the Manor City Council meeting.
