Training Description:
"They teach them how to tie a tie. We teach them how to untie a noose."
MANifest is a workshop series modeled after a rites of passage process to guide Black young men (15-24 years old) towards their highest potential and power. During MANifest participants will engage in a variety of interactive multimedia discussions that help them discover their purpose, cultivate communication skills, and define success from a holistic cultural, historical and sociopolitical perspective. The curriculum incorporates hip-hop and literacy as a vehicle to explore the values, roles, expectations, struggles and opportunities of manhood, grounded in an African-centered mental health framework. Discussion topics include sexism, Black culture, emotional intelligence, economic sustainability, fatherhood, power analysis, mass incarceration, and much more.
