Brother’s For Life Organization Inc is an innovative, vital, and cutting edge 501(c)(3) nonprofit nonpartisan charitable organization that exists to increase civic engagements and civic participation in the underserved BIPOC population of King County, as well as those in the low income marginalized community, those who are suffering from the economically strangle holds of systemic racism in the gr
eater Seattle area and beyond. As a civic outreach organization the Executive Director Saleem Robinson understands the important needs of having an exclusive men’s organization! To address the responsibilities of African American manhood and in doing so deal with the importance of education, fatherhood, cooperative conduct, and the civic duties and responsibilities of people of color! He also understands the necessity to redefine masculinity while striving to create a more enlightened community with engagements of people of all levels of public life through leadership development programs and voting. Brother’s For Life Inc guided by the principles above will instill the meaning of being a member of the community rather than just being a part of it. The Brother’s For Life organization was founded on September 15th 2020 in light of the ongoing protests over the killing of George Floyd and is a response to the abuse of power and systemic racism that people of color face in the United States of America. Brother’s For Life organization focuses on young adult civic leadership development. Understanding youth as community assets is a perspective many communities across the globe are not oriented towards, and its benefits are not always immediately obvious to the untrained eye. Research has shown that youth who engage in extracurricular civic action are more likely to adopt positive life trajectories than those who do not and that communities with constructively active young people are more likely to produce high school graduates and experience less crime than those that do not. The Brother’s For Life Organization promotes men's health, wellness and boy’s issues. To deal with multiple structural and systemic health and social inequities as a direct consequence of racism and discrimination. The Brother’s For Life Organization does grassroots organizing and issues education that not only produces enlightenment but promotes participation in the efforts necessary to bring about the changes that are sought! Organizing around important issues must take on a classroom like setting in order to educate the BIPOC community of relevance and heuristic! As well as the importance to now and future generations! Brother’s For Life Organization takes on Social engagements that promote positive interactions. Positive social interactions are interactions that take place between peers that are positive in nature and successful for both youths involved. These peer interactions are important because they lead to positive social and emotional development in youths! The Brother’s For Life organization stands for creating the developments of equal and fair opportunities for people of color! Not just to succeed, but to thrive! Brother’s For Life Organization believes that we as a society must make a collective effort to strengthen the investments in the BIPOC communities towards creating real equality in our society based on lasting mutual relationships of trust! The Brother’s For Life Organization will over a period of time have a national membership of organizations representing a diverse constituency base including civil rights, labor, and business organizations; women’s organizations, fraternities and sororities; men, youth, educators, faith leaders, public policy makers, researchers and others. The Brother’s For Life Organization will adopt a year-round civic engagement program structure and will established a state-base of affiliates and networks to maximize its ability to increase Black civic engagement and voter participation on a year-round basis. Community members take on a more active role because they recognize they have a stake in their communities to determine how the community interacts with each other and to determine its direction! This responsibility driven direction will help reduce violence, drugs, and outside intruders who wish to do the community harm! Community members become community activists who mobilize community security and thus makes our communities safer, more relaxing and will be more conducive to promote the education, and well-being of our children. Giving them a better opportunity at success. Mission
The Brother’s For Life Inc. will strive to create an enlightened community by building institutional capacity at both the national and local levels that provides and develops African American male leadership. By educating, organizing and mobilizing citizens in our communities, the organization seeks to encourage full participation in a barrier-free democracy. Through educational programs and leadership training, the organization works to expand, strengthen and empower our communities to make voting and civic participation a cultural responsibility and tradition. Vision
The Brother’s For Life Organization envisions a nation in which all people, from youth to seniors, have the tools to participate fully in the democratic process at the local, state, national and global levels. By continuing to lead the fight to eliminate barriers to civic participation, the organization will promote greater social and economic justice to enhance the quality of African American life. We will teach, train and motivate how to effectively engage those connected to solving issues that affect the growth of our communities! Through our social engagement we will promote a positive black tie image to dispel negative images and encourage the wearing of attire that promotes self-respect, culture and corporate readiness and entrepreneurship! We will prepare our young men with an attitude to understand that every different level of life will require a different character! We will teach how important developing good relationships in the present will lead to better relationships in the future! We will teach the importance of having non-violent conflict resolution skills! We will build the future that we want to see, one that promotes all aspects of humanity! Highlights African American contributions and a sustainable and bright future for generations to come!
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