Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley visited the William Monroe Trotter School in Dorchester on March 14 to celebrate $250,000 in new Community Project Funding that she recently secured for Big Sister Association of Greater Boston (Big Sister). Pressley was joined by Big Sister President & CEO Annissa Essaibi George, mentors, and staff for a roundtable discussion about how the
“Every young Black boy needs a mentor,” said Thomas Ravenell, a founding member of Combined Intervention. A group of Black men is taking a stand to keep A group of Black men are taking a stand to keep teens at a predominantly Black South Carolina high school out of trouble. Combined Intervention is a grassroots organization made up of six retirees giving back to Black youth in need of a mentor and father figure.
As gun violence in Atlanta plagues Black youth, victims are becoming younger, and a growing chorus of affected families and leaders are seeking solutions.