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by Ron Walker
Executive Director, COSEBOC
June 15, 2017

As another Father’s Day draws near, I wonder why we forget to sing praises to our fathers more often. I am guilty of this. From day to day, I am more apt to raise a tribute to my mother—who definitely deserves every praise given. However, too frequently and unintentionally I minimize the tremendous person that my dad, Solomon Walker, was and the enormous impact that he made on my growth and development as a boy, young man, and man.

The words that I will now share are in honor of my father....

by Ron Walker

I can recall growing up and hearing the voice of Miss Mary correcting misbehaving children who lived on our block. I vividly remember my own encounter with Miss Mary. One day a group of my friends and I were having fun throwing a baseball around. My throw went awry and landed hard on Miss Mary’s porch. We are scattered without any interest in retrieving the ball.

Later on that day, there was a knock on our door. It was Miss Mary with a ball in her hand. She spoke with a distinct clarity to my mother who answered the door. Her message was definitely...

COSEBOC is a national leader in convening boys and young men of color for enriching exposure opportunities, particularly during the Annual Gathering's powerful Young Men's Passage, where our youth attendees receive:

A positive and safe convening with age and culturally appropriate content for young men looking to make change

It takes a village to affirm boys and young men of color as assets in our communities. COSEBOC relies on the support and partnership of a bevy of allies in the education and the Black Male Achievement sectors to accomplish its mission annually. This February 2017, COSEBOC is featured as the “Spotlight Organization” in the New Profit Reimagine Learning Fund’s monthly digest. The Reimagine Learning Fund supports communities and schools to create teaching and learning environments that unleash creativity and potential in all students,...