PROGRAM PLANS 100 Black Men

The newly formed chapter of 100 Black Men of Greater Youngstown-Warren has a number of programs it plans to implement. Among them are:

40K Plus: A fund-raising effort to raise $10,000 per quarter per year through donations to finance programs for young people.

Trailblazer’s Ball: An event recognizing local trailblazers in various walks of life and a fund-raising activity for a college scholarship program.

Reacclaimation: Life skills program targeting young people coming out of the justice system.

Walk With 10 Black Men: Target pocket areas of Youngstown and Warren where members will walk the streets to make the organization’s presence known and to learn the concerns of those communities.

Stock Club: Teach young people financial literacy and how to participate in the stock market.

Banking In the Valley: Offering free seminars on personal banking, encouraging people to open individual bank accounts.

The charter members of the organization are:

Dawud W. Abdullah

Shareef I. Ali

William J. Blake

Clarence N. Boles

Mark C. Callion

Lu-Shara Carter

James Cobbin

Al Curry

Ra’Shad Davis

Kevin Douglas

Marty Ellington

LaMont R. English

Jonathan C. Evans

Jon D. Finch

Jarius Ford

Arlette P. Gatewood

Herman L. Hill

Dr. Rodney E. Hill

Kevin M. Jackson

Forrest Lanchester

Lewis Macklin

Ben McGee

M. Mike McNair

Timothy L. Patmon

Jermaine Simmons

Phillip A. Spradley

Roy Thomas

Herbert W. Williams

Mayor Jay Williams

Daniel P. Wilson

Hasheen A. Wilson

Ty-Juan Young.

Source: 100 Black Men of Greater Youngstown-Warren