Project SOAR Will Mentor 300 Students in the Madison Metropolitan School District The 100 Black Men of Madison announced its new initiative, Project SOAR, which stands for Student Opportunities, Access and Readiness. Project SOAR is a comprehensive program to lower truancy rates and raise high school graduation rates. The program involves one-on-one mentoring, career exploration […]
100 BLACK MEN OF MADISON: Inspired By The Dream
By Graham Kilmer January 23, 2015 In New York City, 1963, the nonprofit organization The 100 Black Men, was born out of the tumultuous struggle for civil rights in black communities across the country. It was the same year that Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech on […]