1. Black Professional men. Black Professional Men, Inc. (BPM) BPM (www.bpminc.org) is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Baltimore, Maryland. BPM was established in 1991 to address the social, economic, and political awareness needs of the African-American community, especially those of the African-American male. The motto of BPM is “Ensuring the Future of the African-American Male”.
Youth Development Committee (YDC) This committee is focused on implementing youth-based programs and partnerships in support of the mission of BPM. YDC strives to create programs and partnerships (including schools, businesses, professional/civic organizations, fraternity organizations, and the general public) that target, build, and promote the youth in our community. Partnering with organizations with shared values is an integral part of the future success stories that are written at BPM.
2.Dear Black Men Jewel Guy is a healer, life coach, visual storyteller, author and speaker. Her life’s motto: “I just want to heal the people” resonates and drives her in all of her endeavors. Her mission is to assist with the transformation of dilapidated mindsets into keen, conscious self-awareness. Jewel’s latest book, “Dear Black Men: Affirmations, Questions, & Apologies You May Not Have Heard”, began as an authentic search to understand what was going on in the minds & hearts of Black men in order to produce a documentary that looked at Black men through the lens of empathy. After having honest and transparent conversations with her husband, brothers, and other Black men in the community, she realized that Black men were holding in feelings, emotions, and experiences that we’re often eating them alive and many of us - herself included - had not taken the time to listen. To hear. To understand. Where were the safe spaces for Black men? Who was creating space for them to take off their masks and bare their hearts? Who was open enough to hear about their burdens instead of acting like they do not exist? In October 2018, Jewel decided to create a safe space for Black men to receive consistent affirmations, heartfelt apologies, thought-provoking questions, and ultimately to be heard and understood. Today, she and her husband are taking that message into as many classrooms, organizations, and community spaces to begin having much needed authentic conversations."
Follow the Movement: Instagram: @jewelguy.co | Website: www.jewelguy.co 3. The Black Fathers Foundation The mission of the Black Fathers Foundation is to give black men and organizations working with them the resources needed to help fathers overcome any and all obstacles to being the best fathers they can possibly be. We are committed to giving black men raising or fighting to raise children the opportunity to be heard in their own words and voices in order to shatter to the stereotypes around who we are as fathers. We are committed to partnering with other organizations to provide black men and their families with access to resources, information and activities that make our families and communities stronger. And we are committed to providing financial assistance to organizations working to assist fathers and families, as well as fathers and families directly.
This is all made possible through the generosity of donors like you. https://blackfathersfoundation.wedid.it
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Friday 5:00 - 6:00 General Session - (Welcome - Our Team)5:30 - 6:00 Erricka Bridgeford - Sacred Space: Honoring Fathers Whom We Have Lost
6:00 - 7:00 Opening Session - David Miller: Elevating the Emotional Essence of Fatherhood
Saturday 9:00 am - 9:20 am
General Session - Welcome
9:20 am- 10:00 am
Networking & Vendor Visits
10:00 am - 10:45 am
Break Out Sessions One
Mental/Emotional : Teara Q. Booker - Men Journal Too: 3 Reasons Why Men Should Journal and How to Get Started Physical : Rev. Dr. Raymont Anderson - Physical Fitness and Well Being as a Spiritual Practice Spiritual : Rev. Marlon Tilghman - Setting Healthy Boundaries, Getting Clear About Your Purpose and Vision People Support : Kardell Sims - Outgrow what you were born into. My journey from Inmate to Inspiration Lifestyle : Howard White - 91 Day Year... How to 4X Your Results Lifestyle : Octivious Kelly - Rethinking The Recipe Of ME
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Break Out Sessions Two
Mental/Emotional : Professor Tierra Sydnor-Diggs, LCSW-C - Calm, Cool & Connected: Fathers Fostering Resilience Using Social Emotional Skills
Mental/Emotional : Dr. Paul W. Dyer & R. Wesley Webb - Emotional Reaction Intelligence Physical : Brother Nance - Beet Meat: Uncovering the relationship between mental, spiritual and physical health and how the food we consume impact our lives directly
People Support : S. Bruce "Olamina" Stevenson - Effective Co-Parenting: Keeping Our Children Whole When Their Families Aren't
Lifestyle : Dwayne Bennett - Career Transformation: How to make more money, get promoted faster, and create your own opportunities, while staying true to yourself!
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Ray Davis - Fatherhood 6570
12:45 pm - 1:15 pm
Networking & Vendor Visits
1:15 pm - 2:00 pm
Break Out Sessions Four
Mental/Emotional : Sequoyah Sherrill, LCMFT - Healing and the Importance of Storytelling within Black Community Mental/Emotional : Clifton Bright Jr. - Healing Trauma and Fatherhood Physical : Walter Kirkland - Persistent Remote Health Monitoring / COVID-19 Strategies and why its important in African Community
Spiritual : William Dallas - Planned Collision
Lifestyle : Maurice Blanding - Workforce & Job Readiness Lifestyle : Garry O'Neal - How To Get What You Want
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Break Out Sessions Five
Mental/Emotional : Daryl Stevens - How to Take Charge of My Mental Health Mental/Emotional : Keith & Roxann Mascoll - How to navigate being triggered while being in a relationship, and where to start
Physical : Tavon Mason - The Importance of Physical Health and Well Being Spiritual : Pastor Steven Turner - The Necessity of Grace People Support : Leroy Mckenzie Jr. - THE POWER OF A MAN....FAITH, FAMILY, FINANCE AND FUTURE Lifestyle : Donald L. Dowridge, Jr. - FATHERS REACHING THE PEAK
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
Networking & Vendor Visits
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Matt Prestbury
4:00 pm
Networking/ Happy Hour/Vendor Visits
Sunday 10:00 am - 10:30 am General Session
10:30 am - 11:30 am Robert L. Wallace - Let God Be God: Using God's Disruptive Power to Change Your Life and the World
11:30 am Networking/ Happy Hour