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Future Black Men of America, Inc. Mission
“Future Black Men of America, Inc. (FBMA) is an organization designed to improve the quality of life for African American males.  We hope to improve their chances of success by encouraging them towards success in education, emphasizing the importance of morals, values, ethics, and spirituality, and by empowering them to become socially and economically responsible for our society.”
FBMA Dare To Be King Project

While nationally, youth homicide and crime rates are down, homicide remains the number one killer for African American males ages 15-19.  If we continue on that pace, Black Men will continue to be an endangered species.

The Dare To Be King Project (DTBK) is the flagship program of Future Black Men of America, Inc.  The curriculum was developed by David Miller (Chief Visionary Officer) of the Urban Leadership Institute (www.urbanyouth.org).  Lamar Shields is the current CEO of the organization.

In April of 2007, Antoine Medley attended the Dare To Be King Training program in Baltimore, MD.  There he was certified to implement the Dare To Be King Project.

Without adult input, it is difficult for youth to develop the emotional literacy and social skills to deal with conflict in a constructive
way. FBMA will use the curriculum to decrease violence and its impact on our young men, families, schools, and communities. The curriculum provides the resources needed for teaching, coaching, and modeling alternatives to violence.

The curriculum is a comprehensive program to create resilient teens through addressing the following areas:
 -Self Learning
 -Motivation
 -Concentration
 -Responsibility
 -Confidence
 -Independence (Being different)

The goal of the program is to also build on the following two areas:
(1) Enhance social and survival skills among African-American males being socialized in war-like conditions
(2) Provide strategies to encourage African American males to understand and cope with anger.
  Life Skills Session Community Service
Commitment Complete 6 month program Group Community Service:
Volunteer three hours of service to others per month.
Benefits Improve life skills
  • Build resiliency
  • Enhanced social skills
  • Improve anger management
  • Exposure to alternatives to violence

Reduce delinquency

  • Reduce likelihood of involvement in violence

Self Awareness

  • Increasing awareness of self image
  • Emphasis on being difference (understanding the impact of peer pressure)
 Increase awareness of individual responsibility to make social change

Instill greater sense of community




Reinforce working with diverse groups

Understanding the importance of service to others

Bonding with group around common goal
Time Frame 6 months 18 hours

Evaluation Tools:
Attitudes Toward Guns and Violence Questionnaire (AGVQ)
Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale, Second Edition (Piers-Harris 2)

 For more information on the program please contact Deron Medley (Deron.Medley@futureblackmen.org) 
919-210-0650.
If you are interested in FBMA implementing this program within your school, church, or community organization please contact us at DTBK@futureblackmen.org .

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