- A framework and consistent message must be developed to elevate particular education, employment, and health issues in national policy conversations.
- The number of voices on issues of education, employment pathways, and health of black boys and young men must be increased.
- A strategy to address the issue of cultural competence in schools must be developed.
- Model approaches, policies, and programmatic interventions that strengthen outcomes for black boys and young men must be identified and elevated.
- Communities must be empowered to take leadership roles to demand policy change locally.
- Access to data must inform policy decisions.
- The image of black male adolescents must be reframed to increase public will for reforms to policy and practice.
- The social-emotional wellness of black young men must be strengthened to improve their outcomes in school, work, and health.
Published by
- Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
- Scholars Network on Black Masculinity