Rumble Young Man, Rumble

For more on RYMR5 as well as previous years' Rumble events, check out these links:

• PRESS RELEASE: FIFTH-ANNUAL “RUMBLE YOUNG MAN, RUMBLE” EVENT KICKS OFF DEC. 9-11 IN LOUISVILLE
• Spirituality Matters, Fighting to Save a Generation -By Stephen Powell, Chief Program Officer: National CARES Mentoring Movement
• Contagious Confidence - By Cheryl Ford, Founder and President of Black Butterfly, Inc.
• Respecting Community - By Joe Jones, Founder: Center for Urban Families
• Louisville Stands Up for Black Male Achievement - By Anthony Smith, CEO of Cities United 

The City of Louisville, Kentucky has been making great strides in its efforts to uplift Black men and boys. For the past four years, it has served as the host city for the Open Society Foundation’s “Rumble Young Man, Rumble” convening, and continues to demonstrate a steadfast commitment to advancing and promoting the field. Due to those efforts, Louisville is uniquely positioned to become the epicenter for Black Male Achievement in America.

This footage was filmed during the "Rumble Young Man, Rumble III" mentoring convening at the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, KY, in July 2013. The gathering was sponsored by the Campaign for Black Male Achievement for leaders from the mentoring field to create collaborations in communities across the country, and featured high school black boys from around the country to learn how to best engage them as leaders in the mentoring movement. During the gathering, leaders shared promising practices and lessons learned in the mentoring field, crystallized the vision of utilizing the Muhammad Ali Center as an epicenter for Black Male Achievement, and developed local strategies and collaborations.

This footage was filmed during the "Rumble Young Man, Rumble" mentoring and responsible fatherhood convening at the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, KY, in September 2011. The gathering was sponsored by the Campaign for Black Male Achievement for leaders from the mentoring and responsible fatherhood fields to create collaborations in communities across the country. During the gathering, leaders shared their expertise, passion, and lessons learned to formulate a strategy to get more communities and organizations involved in mentoring adolescent black males.