Concerned Black Men of Richmond Kicked off 2023 with Career Choices Activity & Black History Museum Visit

March 3,2023

Greetings all!

The Concerned Black Men of Richmond kicked off 2023 with our “Career Choices” activity.  This event is conducted each year and was held on January 21^st at Franklin Military Academy.

There were 5 fields represented in this year’s activity: an engineer, a scientist, an entrepreneur, a firefighter and an auto mechanic.  The presenters were Lamont Benjamin, a civil engineer with the City of Richmond Public Works, Sid Cannon, a CMT (Construction Materials Testing) Laboratory Manager for Froehling & Robertson Inc., Everett Rivers, CEO & founder of Professional Security LLC, Earl Dyer, Battalion Chief / Fire Marshall for the City of Richmond and Darrell Coates, Auto Technician at Whitten Brothers Chrysler/Jeep/Ram/Dodge/Mazda.

Lamont Benjamin, Sid Cannon, Everett Rivers, Earl Dyer & Darrell Coates

Each of them shared their individual stories and the requirements of the fields that were represented.  The young men had a great time interacting with the presenters and learned a lot about how and why they chose their professions.  

The Concerned Black Men of Richmond celebrated Black History Month with a visit to the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia.  The activity was held on Saturday, February 11^th.  We were given a guided tour by Mary Lauderdale tour loaded with inspirational stories that are often untold and or forgotten. 

The Concerned Black Men of Richmond are working diligently to provide impactful activities for the youth in our community.

Thanks to each of the mentors and each of you for your interest and assistance in providing quality programs for the young men in our community. It means the world to our community and the youth we serve.

Sincerely,
Timothy Mallory,
President CBM-RVA

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Concerned Black Men of Richmond and Youth Visits Black History Museum & Culture Center

March 9, 2020

Greetings,

The Concerned Black Men of Richmond recognized “Black History Month” by visiting the Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia.  We toured the museum on Saturday February 22^th.

There were 2 floors filled with examples of black men, women and children from Virginia that changed our country as well as the world. The visit began with a history of the museum by Adele Johnson, the Executive Director of the BHMVA.  She is very passionate and knowledgeable about each exhibit and gave a brief overview of each one at the center.

 

 

Everyone came away from this visit with a renewed understanding and knowledge of our unique place in the formation of our state and country. 

The Concerned Black Men of Richmond strive each month to stimulate the imaginations and aspirations of our youth through activities such as this.  Thanks to caring people in the community and beyond such as yourselves, we continue to show our mentees that their possibilities truly are limitless. Again, thank you for your support.  It means the world to the Concerned Black Men of Richmond and the youth we serve.

 

Sincerely,
Tim Mallory,
President CBM-RVA

Click Here to learn more about The Concerned Black Men of Richmond, Inc.
Click Here to learn more about becoming a Mentor.
Click Here to see how you can support our efforts to continue to care for our youth.

Concerned Black Men of Richmond and Youth Visits VMFA for Black History Month

March 4, 2019

 

Greetings all!

The Concerned Black Men of Richmond VA, Inc. recognized Black History Month with a visit to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.  It took place on Saturday, February 23^rd and was well attended.

The tour was led by Ann Carlton and we saw the African Art and the Contemporary African American Art exhibits.  The youth corps was very engaged and well behaved during the entire tour.  Ms. Carlton was very knowledgeable about the culture and purpose of the African Art and took time to explain the significance of many of the pieces exhibited.

The Contemporary African American Art exhibit was comprised of pieces from slavery, the Harlem Renaissance Period and up to many of the current African American artisans.

Ms. Carlton talks about painter Kehinde Wiley who did the portrait of President Barack Obama.

The tour lasted about an hour. It was noted by some of the high school students that they recognized some of the artists from the Harlem Renaissance period because they are currently studying that in school.

We were accompanied on the tour by Allison Bennett Dyche, a graduate student at Virginia Commonwealth University. The Concerned Black Men of Richmond VA will be the subject for her podcast called “Shift”, where she tells stories of people and places, and the shifts they have made to help create their place in this world.

 

Allison interviewed the boys at the conclusion of the tour to get their opinion on the event as well as the programs that we provide.

Again, we would like to thank each of you for your continued patronage of the Concerned Black Men of Richmond!  It means the world to the young men that we serve and ensures that we will continue to impact the community in a positive way.

Sincerely,
Timothy Mallory
President-CBM-RVA

Click Here to learn more about The Concerned Black Men of Richmond, Inc.

Click Here to learn more about becoming a Mentor.

Click Here to see how you can support our efforts to continue to care for our youth.

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