Featured News... Drowning in Poverty While some economists praise the American economy with talk of low unemployment, record housing starts and a booming gross national product, none of this tells the real story of a quickly declining black economy within America. For instance, 30 percent of black Americans in Illinois live in poverty compared with only 8 percent of white Americans. Read More... The Monster That Ate Wall Street Much of what's gone wrong with the financial system in the past year can be traced back to credit default swaps, which ballooned into a $62 trillion market before ratcheting down to $55 trillion last week — There's a reason Warren Buffett called these instruments "financial weapons of mass destruction". Read More... Member News Congratulations to each of the following 200+ members for their recent accomplishments and recognitions. You continue to make us all very proud. Read More...

Other News... U.S. Navy dedicates building in honor of RADM B. T. Hacker The United States Navy recently dedicated the new headquarters building for Commander Task Force 67 in Sigonella Sicily in honor of Rear Admiral Benjamin T. Hacker. Read More... VA General Assembly Honors 200+ Men The 200+ Men of Hampton Roads was recently honored by the Virginia General Assembly for it's work with the annual scholars breakfast. Read More... AFRICAN-AMERICAN BOYS: THE CRIES OF A CRISIS The following article appeared in the Kansas City Star. It highlights the crisis that effects many young african american boys today. Read More... Flagship Universities Do Poorly in Enrolling Black Men Black men are underrepresented at institutions of higher learning over all, and even more so at flagship universities in the 50 states, says a report released recently by a national research center. Read More... Black, Hispanic Male Crisis A Concern At Higher Ed Summit December 05, 2006 At a recent summit of higher education officials looking to confront the crisis of minority males, Dr. James H. Ammons summed up the mission ahead: “We, as leaders, have to step to the plate. [Black male] enrollment in prison cannot continue to supersede enrollment in higher education.” Read More... 2007 Brother 2 Brother Camp September 21, 2007 The 200+ Men recently wrapped up the annual "Brother 2 Brother" Camp. The organization took 24 young men to camp on the eastern shore for four days of fun and education! Read More... VA Beach School Board focuses on closing the Achievement Gap October 25, 2007 The city of Virginia Beach unveiled a plan to reduce the educational achievement gap for black males in the public school system. Read More... TCC's new office named after Rev. Joseph Green Jr. Tidewater Community College's new central offices will bear the name of a champion of the school's opening of a downtown-Norfolk campus: the Rev. Joseph Green Jr. Read More... Will Globalization Destroy Black America? The lack of response to globalization by Black America is frightening and troubling. While much of the world has adapted to the new-world economy and new-world standards of existence, most of Black America is still operating much the same way it did in the 1950s and 1960s. Read More... No Future Exists for Black Children Who Cannot Read Without the ability to read well, no future exists for Black children in America. The real tragedy is that Black American students are no longer just competing against others in this country. They are competing against the best and the brightest students globally. Read More... Black History: George Washington Carver From inauspicious and dramatic beginnings, George Washington Carver became one of the nation's greatest educators and agricultural researchers. Read More... Navy to name a new cargo ship after Carl Brashear The Navy will name one of its new auxiliary dry cargo ships the Carl Brashear, honoring the Navy's first black deep sea diver. Read More... Marvin Lake Honored April 11, 2008 Marvin Lake to be honored with the 2008 Robert C. Maynard Legend Award by the National Association of Minority Media Executives. Read More... 2008 Brother to Brother Camp The 2008 Brother to Brother camp was held August 21-24 at Camp Silver Beach on Virginia's Eastern Shore. This year's camp included 28 young men ages 13-14 from the Peninsula and the Southside. Read More...