Twenty young graduates were honored Dec. 17 at the annual 100 Black Men of Greater Little Rock Christmas Gala at the Doubletree Hotel. The young black men from the central Arkansas area had recently completed the 100 Academy mentoring program.
Guests were welcomed to the dinner by chapter Vice President Muskie Harris. Before giving the invocation, Ed Jackson said about the mentoring organization, "We, the men of the 100, we serve by example. We believe that this is what God intends for us to do."
After dinner, the organization welcomed eight new members and the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center was honored with a Community Partner Award. Also receiving an award were Caleb Smith and Cameron Smith. The twins were named Peer Mentors of the Year. Other graduates recognized as peer mentors were David Crawford, Samuel Crawford, Kim Barkins, Parrish Reid, Lamar Reid and Alexander Carter.
Chapter president John Miller presented Henry North and Rodney Williams their Real Men of Service awards for embodying the chapter's motto: real men giving real time.
Mentor program graduates were Henley Bland, Kamron Brasfield, Le'Quon Breedlove, Tre Chism, Brandon Cobin, Michael Coley, David Dean, Markell Frazier, Myles Frazier, Kenneth Gooden, Laurence Howard, Kelvin Jackson, Mason Jones, Jordan Lee, Traevion Maxwell, James Nichols II, Deyon Parker, Michael Shelton, Jamisen Smith and Tyler Thompson.
The Greater Little Rock Chapter is one of 118 100 Black Men chapters worldwide. The eight-week mentoring program provides the participating young men with guidance, support and education.
High Profile on 12/27/2015