In recent weeks, there have been many murders in the Chicago area. I have noticed that so many people on Facebook have posted how horrible these crimes are, yet I don't see anyone attempting to do anything about it. Michael Baisden has started a campaign to get one million mentors as a result of the brutal beating death of 16 year old Chicago student Derrion Albert. One of the things Michael Baisden has noticed is the lack of Black men stepping up to be mentors. There are a lot of white men and women stepping up to mentor these young misguided Black boys, but very few Black men.
My question is, where are the Black men? Maybe they are too busy getting it in and that's why they can't or won't mentor a child. We all know that many of the parents are not parenting their children so why do we continue to act surprised when we hear about the actions of the misguided children?
I am challenging all to get involved and mentor a child or two. You never know what type of impact you may have on their life.
