Mentoring Male Teens in the Hood

06/19/2026

Today, we honor all of the enslaved people who were finally told they were free in Galveston Texas in 1865, two years after the Emancipation. We honor Dr. Opal Lee who in her nineties walked 2.5 miles each day from Texas to Washington, DC to champion making Juneteenth a national holiday. Today we stand for freedom, resilience and legacy.

06/19/2026

On June 18, 2026 Mentoring Male Teens in the Hood celebrated Thirty Years of helping young men. Thank you to everyone that supported this event.

06/18/2026

If you missed us on WJZ Channel 13 earlier this week, you missed out! Here is a link to our interview! Come out tonight so you can celebrate 30 years of Cultivating Kings and investing in young men with us!

The Mentoring Male Teens in the “Hood” program is preparing to cele...

06/18/2026

Today is the day - our 30th Anniversary Celebration! We hope you are coming out to join us tonight. To get in the spirit for this evening, take a look at our appearance on WBAL TV-11 News yesterday. Come out - if you miss it, you will miss out!

A local Baltimore organization has been helping young men across the city build leadership skills, confidence and brighter futures through mentorship and education.

06/18/2026

On June 18, 2026 Mentoring Male Teens in the Hood was invited to a “Wellness Fair” at St. Agnes Hospital.

06/17/2026

Tune in to see us live on WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore tomorrow at noon! You know the topic - our 30th Anniversary coming up this Thursday, June 18th! Get your ticket on Eventbrite now because you don’t want to miss it!

06/13/2026

We are super excited to appear on WJZ Channel 13 tomorrow morning at 8:45 a.m. to talk about our 30th Anniversary Celebration. Please tune in! And don’t forget to purchase your ticket for the celebration on Thursday June 18, where Governor Wes Moore will be our keynote speaker! Get your ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mentoring-male-teens-in-the-hood-30th-anniversary-celebration-tickets-1984640180204

06/07/2026

On June 5, 2026 Mentoring Male Teens in the Hood visited Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The group met with admissions, Financial Aid and toured the campus with current students.

06/07/2026

Our final tour was the Moonshot museum which is a part of Astrobotic. The Griffin will go to outer space by the end of this year. This will be an autonomous mission. Most of the funding comes from NASA.

06/07/2026

There is no major grocery store in the Hill District. We visited Hill House where a lot of community events take place. Abdullah Saleem owned the local market. The oldest public housing community was in Pittsburgh and it’s named Bedford Dwellings. We visited the Community Engagement Center that is part of the University of Pittsburgh. Freedom House Ambulance Service. Ms. Darnellla Wilson was the first African American paramedic in the country. We met a local musician named Kenny Blake. “Fences” was filmed in Pittsburgh.