Black Male Initiative

Task Force Report

Final Report to the Chancellor, which includes the Executive Summary, Task Force Report, Working Group Reports, and Proposal to the City Council. >>

Campus Involvement

Campuses have developed student-oriented programs with goals similar to CUNY's Black Male Initiative. >>

Distinguished Speaker Series

• Wednesday, November 16, 2011 <pdf>
  4pm - 7pm
  Room C202-C204, The CUNY Graduate Center.

  Nobody Knows My Name: Challenges Facing Black Gay Men in Higher Education featuring Dr. Juan Battle, Antoine Craigwell, Darnell Moore and Tokes Osubu.

• April 22, 2009 <pdf> - The 1968 Olympics as a Symbol of the Black Power Movement. Panelists: Dr. John Carlos, Dr. Tommie Smith, Vince Matthews and Rev. Mrs. Cynthia James, widow of Larry James, and moderated by Council Member Charles Barron and the Rev. Dr. Herbert Daughtry.
• March 30, 2009 <pdf> -
  The Black Male Initiative: An Empowerment Movement featuring Mr. Aaron Thomas, Senior Director, Health and Quality of Life National Urban League.
  Keynote Speaker: Mr. Aaron Thomas
• March 31, 2008 <pdf> -
  Setting a Standard of Excellence for African American and Latino Students - The Story of the Eagle Academy for Young Men
  Keynote Speaker: David C. Banks, Esq.

Other Events

New York City Council Briefing Papers

• April 27, 2006 <pdf>
• June 7, 2007 <pdf>

Conference Archive

• Friday, October 7, 2011
  Sixth Annual CUNY BMI Conference
  Keynote Speakers: Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, Dr. Julianne Malveaux and HUD Regional Administrator Adolfo Carrión, Jr.
• October 2010
  Fifth Annual CUNY BMI Conference
  Keynote Speakers: Dr. Peniel Joseph, Herb Boyd
• October 2009 <pdf>
  Fourth Annual CUNY BMI Conference
  Keynote Speakers: Dr. Lynne Holden, Dr. Kenneth Olden, and Dr. John Rich
• October 2008
  Third Annual CUNY BMI Conference
  Keynote Speakers: Professor Floyd Weatherspoon and Professor Anthony Thompson
• October 2007
  Second Annual CUNY Black Male Initiative Conference
  Keynote Speakers: Dr. Gail Thompson, Rev. Dr. Calvin Butts, III, and Professor Charles Ogletree. »
• April 2006
  First Annual CUNY Black Male Initiative Conference
  Keynote Speakers: Professor John Hope Franklin »