Website Launched for Black Male Achievement Leadership and Sustainability Institute
February 24, 2012
The Open Society Foundations and Root Cause have launched a website for the Leadership and Sustainability Institute, a national initiative to bolster the efforts of advocates and organizations working to improve the life outcomes of black males in the U.S.

Black Male Activists in Detroit and Philadelphia Win Leadership Award
Press Release
January 24, 2012
Twenty men—teachers, businessmen, writers and pastors—have been named winners of the BME Leadership Award, created to honor black men in Philadelphia and Detroit who step up to lead the community.

New Approach to Expanding the School Day Launches Nationally
Press Release
December 15, 2011
Students in Baltimore, New Orleans, and New York City are reaping the benefits of a longer school day and a range of new learning opportunities through a national expanded school day initiative.

Gateway to College: A Second Chance for Young Men and Women
Chuck Sudetic
May 1, 2012
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With each passing year, another 1.2 million young people in the United States leave high school without receiving a diploma. Gateway to College opens the way to a future for these kids.

The Incarceration Epidemic
Leonard Noisette
May 1, 2012
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The high economic and human costs of mass incarceration reveal an America that in the most literal ways isn't living up to its values of freedom and equality.

YouthBuild: Giving Kids the Tools for a Better Future
Chuck Sudetic
April 30, 2012
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Too many young people are born into chaos and poverty. YouthBuild enables them to master a trade like construction while they rebuild their lives.