BLACK MEN SMILE® (CREATOR)
Carlton created BMS as a platform for showing radical expressions of self-love as a form of resistance. It is about learning from each other and encouraging each other to go beyond stereotype and expectation. It is about defying gravity, as our predecessors always did, and paving the way for future generations to continue to do so.
During these times when so many stories are being told about us, we need those we tell about ourselves to be the truth.
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Young Kings is a rites of passage course designed to nurture middle school boys' voices and invest in their visions. During each meeting they will engage in ...
People stereotype black men as more threatening and bigger than white men. Carlton Mackey, founder of Black Men Smile, describes the need to celebrate positive images of blackness, evidenced by black men using #blackmensmile to celebrate who they are.
