Come see us tomorrow at Harold M Love Jr.’s Healthy Start Festival at Hadley Park 9-11:30am! We’ll be giving out books for our #IReadILead Literacy Campaign!

RESTORATIVE PRACTICES Building Community With Restorative Circles A technique for proactively building the skills and relationships students will need when challenges arise.NAZA (Nashville After Zone Alliance) Metro Schools Michelle Springer Dr. J. Lomax MBK Nashville

We were honored to host the My Brother's Keeper Alliance Executive Director Adren O. Wilson, PhD from the The Obama Foundation this past week. He met with key leaders to discuss MBK Nashville becoming a MBK Certified Community and opportunity for our future work in Nashville! It’s time to dig deeper!

tn.gov/humanservices/… "Amplifying Fatherhood" is the theme for the first Tennessee Fatherhood Conference, hosted by DHS. It is a statewide event to bring awareness around the issues and challenges surrounding fatherhood including but not limited to family relationships & etc.

MBK Nashville alliance member, YMCA Y-CAP, has a literacy program for students K-5 that are behind in reading. It is a FREE program & they’re looking for students to enroll. Attached is the flyer with the contact information. You can contact YCAP with any questions.

The Juvenile Court Clerk’s Office is thrilled to announce that the application for the iLead Law and Leadership Conference is now officially open! You can find the application link here, jtbapo.tfaforms.net/5074482. Kindly encourage eligible students to apply, and feel free to share.

Juvenile Court’s #SPOOKTACULAR Block Party is happening soon! If your organization/agency/company is interested in being a vendor at the event, register at this link: surveymonkey.com/r/X9ZXG8L We are also looking for volunteers to sign-up at this link: signupgenius.com/go/10C084FA4A6…

According to the letter from Secretary Tom Vilsack and Secretary Miguel Cardona and the data from NCES Tennessee State University was underfunded by more than $2 Billion dollars over the last 30 years. content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USED/…

We’re Kicking Off Rise, Read & Lead on Fri, Oct 20th! 1 Day, 2 Schools & an Amazing Guest! Author Derrick Barnes will join us, in person, and give each student a copy of his latest book “Like Lava in My Veins”! Tom Joy: mbklava1.eventbrite.com Jones: mbklava2.eventbrite.com

It was an honor to host author Derrick Barnes today! Our scholars had some amazing questions and ideas for his upcoming book! This was an experience to remember! All students received a FREE book and swag bag! MBK Nashville Ashford Hughes Sr. Lonnell Matthews, Jr Metro Schools #BETonJones

Thank you Derrick Barnes for coming to read to our K-2nd grade Tom Joy Digital Literacy and Leadership Magnet leaders and giving each student a copy of Like Lava in My Veins. #TomJoyTigers🐯 #BuildingExcellence💫 MNPS MSAP MAGNET SCHOOLS MBK Nashville Wideline Jean-Paul 🇭🇹 ReGina A Etter

“You can’t teach a student, until you learn a student.” - Derrick Barnes We’re honored to host author Derrick Barnes to kickoff Rise, Read & Lead this year at Tom Joy Digital Literacy and Leadership Magnet & Jones Paideia Magnet! All students received his latest book “Like Lava in My Veins”! #IReadILead

If our state will not do anything about gun violence, it only means that we should be doing more locally to address the issue: tennessean.com/story/opinion/…

Calling All Men! We are back at Napier in the morning! 8-9am! mbklava3.eventbrite.com.

Jones Paideia Elementary understood the assignment for "Titan Up Thursday" as we cheer on the home team Tennessee Titans tonight for Thursday Night Football! #Titans #TitanUp #BETonJones Tesia Morton Wilson Jhaneice Wright

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Calling all Men! We need you to join us to read with our boys. Next Rise, Read & Lead Event is this Friday at Tom Joy Elementary from 9:45am-10:30am. Register here to volunteer: mbksalt.eventbrite.com

Rise, Read & Lead is back this Friday, Dec. 8th at Napier Elementary School! Calling all men to join us from 8-9am to reading with our boys! mbkread1.eventbrite.com

Congrats to MBK participants that were included in this article: Gabe, Roman and Trayvon! #BHM tennessean.com/story/life/202…

📈 Join us for the RISING TOGETHER Youth Empowerment Summit on August 24, 2024! This is a summit to EMPOWER our YOUTH and THEIR VILLAGE for the new school year! Youth, Parents, Community Partners and Volunteers can register at bit.ly/mbksummit. 💪🏾