"CPE believed in me and never turned its back on me." - Antonio Beard. Learn more about his experiences since graduating from CPE's program in 2007. bit.ly/2pdL47y #mentoring

I wish my youth coaches had heard this

washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12… Sad to see how the growing income divide is now separating the haves from the have nots in youth sports just as it does in education

One of my favorite books of 2022. Highly recommend

washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/01… 800k incarcerated people work in prisons in the US, providing billions in goods & services for little to no pay. The vast majority are black. These policies drain wealth from black communities in many ways. It needs to stop.

One of our Brookland babies has died from gun violence. My heart hurts; Thursday he was hanging out at the school library with his friends, he's no longer. Please cherish the opportunity that you've been given to love and support all our youth.DC Public Schools Brookland MS

I'm impressed with the Howard University Men's Basketball team's leadership here. Great to see young people taking action in their community

Everybody Can Be Great, Martin Luther King, Jr. youtu.be/X9zyUSCjchI via YouTube My favorite quote King quote on service. Happy MLK Day everyone, especially to those who are giving back to others!

Grateful to Mahan Tavakoli and Partnering Leadership for featuring me in this podcast!

New in PND Commentary: "Until we address the issue of college affordability, degrees alone will not close the wealth gap. Black students typically borrow more to pay for college...and face lower wages post-graduation" bit.ly/3Ktb86i Khari Brown Spark the Journey

Excited to share this article I just had published in Philanthropy News Digest on closing the racial wealth through mentoring

Grateful to Councilmember_RobertWhite for providing the perfect keynote to set the stage for our panel discussion on pathways to economic mobility for local youth!

Excited to join the live Connecticut Public radio show Where We Live in a few mins to talk about volunteerism. I'll share the podcast link when it's up

Sharing my podcast interview on Where We Live discussing how a new national service initiative would benefit our communities and our social fabric ctpublic.org/show/where-we-…

Congrats Tara Cousins!

It's steps to success.

Congrats on the decision, Johnny and for all of the success with the Mustangs!

By bringing Marylanders together to serve our state, our Service Year Option will refute the myth that our communities are hopelessly divided. Our first cohort of Service Year Members raised their hands to serve knowing that there is no "them" versus "us" – it's just us.

Harvard historian @KhalilGMuhammad says allegations of plagiarism and anti-semitism became "a pretext" to oust Harvard President Gay, and that the right wing in the U.S. is leading a larger war on education aimed at undoing progress on race, gender and addressing inequality.

Congrats to the new champs, the Boston @Celtics! 18 titles is no easy feat – well deserved.