Former Jackson, Mississippi Mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr. President of the 100 Black Men of Jackson, spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson at the Club's August 20, 2019, meeting. Mayor Johnson informed members and guests about the 100 Black Men of Jackson that provides long-term mentor relationships for multiple stages of life to area youth that expand the possibilities of what can be achieved.
Club members provide expanded educational experiences and advocacy in the areas that significantly affect the community and addresses systemic issues and bridges opportunity gaps for African American youth. Mentoring begins in the third grade and continues through high school. The objective is to prepare the youth for life shills, be it work, community college, trade school or 4-year college.
The Jackson chapter was formed in 1990 and has 80 members. There are 10,000 members of the 100 Black Men of America in 100 chapters. At the 33-rd annual conference of the 100 Black Men of America June 12-16, 2019, in Las Vegas, NV, the Jackson Chapter was recognized as the Medium Chapter of the year. This is the fourth time that the Jackson Chapter has received this award.
100 Black Men mentors youth in five areas: Social Skills, Education, Healthy Roles, Economic Empowerment, and Leadership Development. The organization works with 9 Jackson Public Schools: Barr, Galloway & Walton Elementary schools, Hardy, Powell, and Brinkley Middle Schools, and Provine, Jim Hill, and Lanier High Schools.
We thank Mayor Johnson for his service to our City, in particular for his service to the youth of Jackson, and for his presentation to our club. He (second from left) is shown in the following photo with North Jackson Club President Greg Campbell (left), 100 Black Men of Jackson Executive Director John Hardy (second from right), and Rotary Club of North Jackson Director Larry Anderson (right) who introduced Mayor Johnson.
