THE NATIONAL BLACK BOYS CAN ASSOCIATION.

If you live in the UK,you will be accustomed with the never ending bad press about our young black boys. The media on a daily basis revolve round their ills,wrongs and failings. They are called all sorts of names,ranging from deliquents to underachievers and rarely giving coverage for the good they are also attaining.
Yes there is a major problem with our youngsters,there is the rising concern/s of black on black gun and knife fataliites,many a black mother and black families have in the last year gone on several visits to the graveyard, not a sign of remembrance or paying homage to their old and long gone ones,but to bury one,two,on and on...after the other,black boys of ages 14-21,in the prime of their youths.
That is why associations like the National Black Boys Can,NBBCA,should be applauded and supported for the very tasking but committed work they do.Through an early intervention,NBBCA seeks to maximise the academic and personal potential of black boys in their journey into adulthood,citizenship and employment.
I attened their conference on the 24/01/2009 at the Emmanuel Conference Centre,Westminster London, where the theme of the conference was "Black Boys can make it in Education -Yes they can". The turn out was great,several coaches lined up dropping off boys,girls,parents,families,both old and young on this winter morning,it showed that future of the black community and our boys was a pressing issue on our hearts.
They were seminars on various topics such as:
Supporting your son through the Eduction Maze
Suppoting Boys of mixed heritage,
Fathering black boys to succeed
Understanding Boys with challenging behaviour
They had various well meaning,self achieving black achievers as Conference chairs,co-chairs and speakers at the event.Ranging from black MPS,to Ministers,Educationists,Lords and achieving young boys all members of the National youth council.Here is the profile of some of the young boys,worthy peer leaders and all members of the National Youth Council
Co-Chair:Andre Anderson: Andre Anderson:is a 16 year old 6th form student at Stanmore Sixth form college in London.He obtained 8 GCSE subjects including English and Maths.He also passed Business Studies and ITC in his BTec Nationals.Andre has a passion for graphic designing and creative writing and this is demonstrated by the fact that he has already written and directed a short film. Andre is a member of the Black boys can National Youth Council.

CO-Chair:Xavier Hamilton: Xavier Hamilton is 16years old and currently attends the Capital City Academy in North West London,He obtained 8GCSES including English and Maths.His main hobbies are reading history books and mentoring.Xavier will be a part of a group of students going on an expedition to Uganda in the summer of 2009 to work in a rural community to help create a new school. Xavier is currently one of the Vice presidents of the Black Boys Can National Youth council.

Joshua Dise: Is the president of the Black Boys Can National Youth council,he has been on the black boys Can programme for many years and is currently studying at 6th form college in London studying A level law,economics and performing arts.He plans to go to university to study computer science.
These are young black boys achieving.

WHAT THE BLACK BOYS CAN YOUTH COUNCIL STANDS FOR AND BELEIVE IN.
1.They believe that one way to raise academic achievements,social inspirations and ambitions is to develop a far reaching national programme of BLACK BOYS PEERING MENTORING.
2.They also believe that there is a need for a black boy gateway or access where they can learn abot events or provisions relevant to young men.
3.They also believe that the media needs to make a determined effort to promote positive images of young black men to help redress the imbalance of negative images that is so common place.
4.The Black Boys Can National Youth council believe it is important that history teaching in schools reflects a greater diversity so that young Black men are able to engage with and feel empowered by this subject.

HOW TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL BLACK BOYS CAN ASSOCIATION

BECOMING AN AFFILIATED MEMEBER
SETTING UP A BLACK BOYS CAN FRANCHISE IN YOUR LOCAL AREA
VOLUNTEERING YOUR SERVICES
MAKNG A DONATION

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT THEIR WEBSITE.
WWW.blackboyscan.co.uk