Life Skills for Young Black Males w/ Dr. Eddie Connor

Embracing Fatherhood & Entrepreneurship

Black Men Will Rise young men interview Mario from Turn Up Films about balancing Fatherhood and Entrepreneurship.

BMWR and Charles Mckaye-Standing in who I AM

Black men will rise interviews Charles Mckaye founder of Detroit Metro Plug

Leading through adversity with ke'lan Foard

Blackmenwillrise interviews Ke'lan Foard on the topic of leading through adversity.

Black Men Will Rise - Forgiveness w/ Richard Mckesson

Black Men Will Rise interviews Richard Mckesson, Owner of Heritage Elite Apparel on the topic of Forgiveness! Discussion Questions: * How do you define forgiveness? * How do you forgive someone? * How do you overcome the emotions? * How do you move forward without retaliation? Sponsors: Detroit Metro Plug w/ Charles Mckaye Centric Place

Life Skills for Young Black Males w/ Dr. Eddie Connor

Noah, DJ and Le'Ontae discuss life skills, overcoming obstacles, as well as ways to continue to grow mentally, emotionally and physically as a young black male with Dr. Eddie Conner. Dr. Eddie is an empowerment speaker, college professor, and founder of The Eagles Academy which empowers you to soar into success and purpose. He also served as the President of the National Entrepreneurs Association of Michigan. As an author of 14 best-selling books, Dr. Eddie is the founder of the mentoring program Boys 2 Books which empowers young males via literacy, leadership, and life skills enrichment. As an aide to former U.S. Congressman Hansen Clarke, Dr. Connor assisted in crafting a bipartisan resolution to address the urgent crisis of illiteracy in America affecting black and hispanic males. The resolution became the impetus for President Barack Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Initiative.