In a rallying call to all those who would stand up for our vulnerable young, Georgetown professor and author or editor of some 18 books, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson
led an hour-long teleconference on March 31, in which he urged Black
men and women to challenge “a culture where our children are taught
their lives don’t mean much.” Several hundred mentors participating on
the call were rapt Dr. Dyson noted that he himself is a product of
caring adults in his community who pushed him and saw his worth. “If it
wasn’t for mentors I wouldn’t be here,” he shared.
The discussion, “The Big Business of Black People,” was the first offering in special eight-part series on mentoring launched by the National Cares Mentoring Movement in partnership with the National Alliance of Faith and Justice’s PEN or PENCILled an hour-long teleconference on March 31, in which he urged Black
men and women to challenge “a culture where our children are taught
their lives don’t mean much.” Several hundred mentors participating on
the call were rapt Dr. Dyson noted that he himself is a product of
caring adults in his community who pushed him and saw his worth. “If it
wasn’t for mentors I wouldn’t be here,” he shared.
(penitentiary or education) program. "Mentoring Mondays" are designed
to ensure mentors’ well-being as they support children struggling in the
margins. Every Monday through the end of May, National CARES will host
life-affirming calls at 7:00pm, Eastern, with some of the nation’s most
brilliant and inspiring leaders. You can listen to the call with
Michael Eric Dyson in its entirety, here.
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