...like Trayvon Martin America loves Black men like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X and even Trayvon Martin - after they are dead... TRAYVON MARTIN is more valuable to America as a dead young black man then he ever was alive! As a dead symbol, the president can claim him as a son ... Read more...
Twenty men-teachers, businessmen, writers and pastors-have been named winners of the BME Leadership Award, created to honor black men in Philadelphia and Detroit who step up to lead the community. "There is no cavalry coming to save the day in black communities in America. The answers we're looki... Read more...
Under the inspiration of Muhammad Ali's "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee; Rumble Young Man Rumble" rallying cry, major urban cities will strategize to address issues of Black Male achievement in their own communities on November 12th. "We spend an awful amount of time laboring over ... Read more...
Knight Foundation and Open Society Foundations' Campaign for Black Male Achievement launch campaigns in Detroit and Philadelphia to amplify black men's and boys' positive community impact A new campaign launching today will highlight the stories of black men and boys - celebrating and... Read more...
Private-Public Partnership Will Invest More than $120 Million in Educational, Employment, and Mentoring Initiatives across the Five Boroughs Building on its long commitment to reverse systemic injustices in the United States, the Open Society Foundations today announced that it is joining a new i... Read more...
The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy, the Center for American Progress, and the Open Society Foundations hosted a conversation with Wes Moore, New York Times bestselling author, and Michel Martin, host of NPR’s Tell Me More. The one-on-one interview explores the pursuit of just... Read more...
Randy Miller is a veteran of the Iraq War. While he served overseas, he never forgot about his children at home and maintained an excellent record of paying child support for over a decade. But after returning to his small hometown in Georgia, he lost his job in July 2009 and struggled to find ful... Read more...
When Shawn Dove was in sixth grade, the students at his New York City school were asked to decide which academic track they wanted to follow for the next two years. He decided to choose "major gym," just like the rest of his friends. But when he brought the form home to his single mother and... Read more...
To mark the publication of The Philanthropy of George Soros: Building Open Societies (PublicAffairs), this conversation covers topics including George Soros's biographical background, the roots of his philanthropic philosophy, lessons learned, and the future of the work of the Open Society Found... Read more...