Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity

Office of Senator Sherrod Brown

Office of Diversity and Inclusion

OHIOSTATEWIDE CONVENING

OCTOBER 2ND 2019COLUMBUS, OHIO

College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences

OSU Extension

Redefining Athletic Standards

College of Education and Human Ecology

Franklin County Auditor’s Office

College of Social Work

SPONSORS AND PARTNERS

WELCOME

October 2 2019

Dear MBK Community Leaders, Partners, and Friends:

Welcome to the 2019 My Brother’s Keeper Ohio Statewide Convening! We are honored to have you join us today.

This convening would not be possible without the support of The Ohio State University, the Office of Senator Sherrod Brown, MBK Ohio chapter leadership, our event sponsors, and countless community partners from across the state.

We launched MBK Ohio last October to create a support system for Ohio’s existing MBK communities that accepted President Obama’s call to action to implement cradle-to-career strategies to improve life outcomes for boys and young men of color and ensure all youth reach their full potential. Over the past year, we’ve traveled all around the state to work with MBK community leaders and assess the local landscape as they plan programs, design interventions, and track progress to improve outcomes from pre-K through college.

There is much work still to be done, but I’m so proud of what we’ve been able to accomplish. Today’s gathering will provide a space for community members, leaders, local residents, organizers, and young people from across the state to reflect, learn from one another, share best practices, and help MBK communities develop a plan of action for racial equity in their communities. We are grateful to have you join us in the effort to advance the mission of My Brother’s Keeper.

Enjoy the convening!

Kyle Strickland, MBK Ohio Director and Senior Legal Analyst, Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity

ABOUT

MBK OHIO OVERVIEW

In 2014, President Obama launched My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) and called on communities across the country to take action to address persistent opportunity gaps facing boys and young men of color and ensure all youth reach their full potential. Nearly 250 cities accepted the call to action by launching local-based initiatives. In Ohio, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown has helped community leaders launch MBK chapters in more than 10 regions throughout the state since 2015.

While several of Ohio’s MBK communities have made tremendous progress since the launch of the MBK initiative, many communities have experienced leadership transitions and are in need of more guidance and support. Understanding this need, My Brother’s Keeper Ohio was launched in October 2018 to create a learning community and support system for Ohio’s MBK communities. The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity at The Ohio State University leads the coordination of the statewide network and works in partnership with the university’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion and the Office of Senator Sherrod Brown to help MBK communities build capacity, implement evidence-based strategies, and measure progress in closing opportunity gaps..

The National My Brother’s Keeper challenge identified six key milestones along the life path that most impact future success for young people:

1. Entering School Ready to Learn2. Reading at Grade Level by Third Grade3. Graduating High School Ready for College and Career4. Completing Post-Secondary Education or Training5. Successfully Entering the Workforce6. Reducing Violence and Providing a Second Chance

MBK OHIO STRATEGIC FOCUS AREAS

Beyond our alignment with national best practice, MBK Ohio understands the necessity of generating innovative solutions that work across all Ohio communities. The role of MBK Ohio is to support community leaders in the following three strategic focus areas:

1. Equitable Access to High Quality Educational Experiences and Programs Pre-K Through College

2. Economic Empowerment & Reducing Wealth Gaps3. Mentorship and Social Emotional Supports

MBK Youngstown Convening

MBK Lima Closing the Achievement Gap Program

MBK Lima visits The Ohio State University

Chaz from MBK Dayton meets President Obama at MBK Rising Conference

AGENDA

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM - EVENT CHECK-IN/LIGHT BREAKFAST

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM - MORNING WELCOME SESSION

• Kyle Strickland, MBK Ohio Director and Senior Legal Analyst, Kirwan Institute• Playon Patrick, Fort Hayes High School Student, Columbus City Schools• President Michael V. Drake, The Ohio State University• U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty• Dr. James Moore III, Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer, The Ohio State University• Dr. Darrick Hamilton, Executive Director, Kirwan • State Representative Erica Crawley• Franklin County Commissioner Kevin Boyce• Clark Kellogg, CBS College Basketball Analyst and Former NBA Player

11:15 AM - 12:30 PM - CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS

RACE AND GENDER JUSTICE PANEL Clinton Room Panelists: Dr. Chenelle Jones, Franklin University; Daryl Griffith, Multiethnic Advocates for Cultural Competence (MACC); Malik Moore, Columbus Masters Prep Academy; Moderated by Latyna Humphrey, Franklin County Auditor’s Office

Summary: We recognize that we cannot solve the challenges facing boys and young men of color without also addressing the interconnected issues of race, gender, and sexual orientation. Join our panelists as we discuss how communities can work together to tackle challenges with an intersectional and inclusive lens.

POLICY & SYSTEMS CHANGE IN MBK COMMUNITIES PANEL Theatre

Panelists: Carter Stewart, Draper Richards Kaplan/Former US Attorney; Dr. Mark Lomax II, Columbus Foundation; Niiobli Armah IV, Bloomberg Associates

Summary: MBK Ohio commits to addressing society’s most stubborn challenges on a systemic level, rather than just through programs alone. Join our panelists as they discuss their experiences using data, collective impact, and strategy to devise solutions to create systemic and policy change in their communities.

EQUITABLE ACCESS TO ENTREPRENUERSHIP EDUCATION Hancock

Facilitators: Daquan Oliver and Tally Wolff, WeThrive:

Summary: This session explores ways we think about equitable access to education, and will paint a picture of the importance of providing access to innovative learning environments of economic participation within educational contexts.

AGENDA

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOP Monroe Room

Facilitators: Kip Holley, Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity; Dontavius Jarrells, Franklin County Treasurer’s Office

Summary: This workshop explores ways people can get involved in making their neighborhoods and country better by using their personal stories to advocate for change, build partnerships with other people facing challenges, and listening and sharing with others to develop new ways of coming together to influence change.

MENTAL HEALTH/TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE WORKSHOP Alumni Room

Facilitator: Preshuslee Thompson, Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity

Summary: This session explores the trauma of racism and its impact in schools, and provides an overview of the tenants of trauma informed care and self care.

YOUTH TRACK Highland Room

Summary: This workshop includes live art demonstrations with Duarte Brown, Duarte’s Collective Group/Transit Arts; Goal-Setting and teamwork building activities with Youth Outdoors. Session available to all ages.

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM - LUNCH AND RESOURCE FAIR

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM - KEYNOTE SESSION

• United States Senator Sherrod Brown

• Michael Smith, Executive Director of the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance Director of Youth Opportunity Programs at the Obama Foundation

2:20 PM - 2:30 PM - COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS

Brief recognition of event sponsors; partnership announcements from Franklin County Auditor Michael Stinziano and Youth Outdoors

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM - STATE OF MBK OHIO

Chapter and VISTA member introductions; Discussion among MBK chapters and audience: Successes, Challenges, & Vision

CONCURRENT YOUTH SESSION Art activities with Duarte Brown – Group engagement activities with Youth Outdoors

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM - CALL TO ACTION

MBK CHAPTER LEADS

MARSHA MOCKABEECLEVELAND

STANLEY MILLERCLEVELAND

CHRIS SUELCOLUMBUS

JEFFREY MIMSDAYTON

EMMANUEL CURTISLIMA

KEN WILLIAMSONLORAIN

KAY SMITHMANSFIELD

CHRIS WALLACESPRINGFIELD

JORDAN PENNELLSTARK COUNTY

WHITNEY SPENCERSUMMIT COUNTY

DR. WILLIE MCKETHERTOLEDO

GUY BURNEYYOUNGSTOWN

MBK OHIO AMERICORPS VISTA PROGRAM

JOSEPHNAPIER

JETTYE MATLOCK

HENRY ALEXANDER

ANDREA GUICE

CHRISTEN LEE

CLEVELAND YOUNGSTOWNMANSFIELDLIMA SPRINGFIELD

MBK OHIO AWARDED FEDERAL GRANT In February 2019, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency for volunteering and service, awarded the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity a three-year grant of more than $450,000 for 10 AmeriCorps VISTA members to support the work of MBK Ohio each year.

MEET THE VISTA MEMBERS Five AmeriCorps VISTA members have begun their service in MBK chapters across the state, with more members starting later this year.

WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE VISTA PROGRAMVISTA members will support their MBK Community to:

• Engage in community outreach efforts• Design a community assessment & local action plan• Facilitate partnerships with school districts, employers,

and nonprofits with the goal of improving academic and economic opportunities for youth

• Establish a Youth Leadership Coalition (YLC) to provide young people the opportunity to enroll in a statewide peer network

• Match youth leaders with mentors and mobilize communities to promote action, investment, and equity

• Serve as key points of contact for MBK initiatives in their community

KEYNOTES

MICHAEL SMITH Executive Director, My Brother’s Keeper Alliance Michael serves as Director of Youth Opportunity Programs at the Obama Foundation and Executive Director of the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance. In these roles, Michael leads the Foundation’s efforts to scale the My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) initiative and aligned programs to expand opportunity for underserved youth.

Michael was part of the team that launched MBK, President Obama’s cross-sector call to action to address persistent opportunity gaps faced by boys and young men of color and to ensure that all youth can reach their full potential. As Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director of Cabinet Affairs for MBK, Michael became the first and only White House director of the initiative.

Prior to joining the White House, Michael was an appointee in the Obama Administration, serving as director of the Social Innovation Fund (SIF). He reinvigorated and expanded the initiative, managed its largest funding competition, introduced its first Pay for Success grant program, and oversaw a portfolio of more than $700 million in public-private investments,

supporting more than 200 nonprofits.

SHERROD BROWN United States Senator

A lifelong Ohioan, Senator Sherrod Brown has spent his career fighting for the Dignity of Work, and for social and economic justice. Sherrod has a reputation for listening – conducting more than 1,500 public events in all of Ohio’s 88 counties, Ohio’s senior senator listens to workers, farmers, small businesses, civil and human rights advocates, and veterans, and brings their ideas to Washington. And it’s those ideas and community input that are helping him deliver results for the people of Ohio.

Senator Brown serves as Ranking Member on the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. He also serves on the Finance Committee, the Agriculture Committee, and is the longest serving Ohioan on the Veterans’ Affairs Committee.

Sherrod drives a Jeep made by union workers in Toledo, Ohio, and his suits are made by union workers outside of Cleveland. He was born and raised in Mansfield, Ohio, where he was an Eagle Scout and spent summers working on his family’s farm. He is married to Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Connie Schultz. They live in Cleveland, Ohio with their rescue dogs, Franklin and Walter, and have three daughters, a son, a daughter-in-law, three sons-in-law, and seven grandchildren.

FEATURED SPEAKERS

PLAYON PATRICK, COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOLS

DR. MICHAEL V. DRAKE, PRESIDENT, THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

JOYCE BEATTY U.S. CONGRESSWOMAN 3RD DISTRICT OF OHIO

DR. JAMES MOORE III, VICE PROVOST FOR DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AND CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER, THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

DR. DARRICK HAMILTON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, KIRWAN INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF RACE AND ETHNICITY

CLARK KELLOGG, CBS BASKETBALL ANALYST AND FORMER NBA PLAYER

ERICA CRAWLEY STATE REPRESENTATIVE, OHIO HOUSE DISTRICT 26

KEVIN BOYCE FRANKLIN COUNTY COMMISSIONER

DR. CHENELLE JONES Chair of Public Safety Programs, Franklin University

DARYL GRIFFITH Marketing and Outreach Coordinator, Multiethnic Advocates for Cultural Competence

MALIK MOOREHead of School, Columbus Prepatory Academy

LATYNA HUMPHREY Community Outreach Coordinator, Franklin County Auditor’s Office

PRESHUSLEE THOMPSON Training and Development Specialist, Kirwan Institute

CARTER STEWARTFormer U.S. Attorney and Managing Director, Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation

DR. MARK LOMAX II Community Research and Grants Management Officer, The Columbus Foundation

NIIOBLI ARMAH IVSenior Consultant, Bloomberg Associates

RICHARD DUARTE BROWNGlobal Mixed Media Arist, Duarte’s Collective Group

PANELISTS, MODERATORS, & FACILITATORS

WORKSHOP FACILITATORS & COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHT SPEAKERS

DAQUAN OLIVER Founder and CEO, WeThrive

KIP HOLLEYResearch Specialist II and Civic Engagement Specialist, Kirwan Institute

TALLY WOLFF Chief Learning Specialist, WeThrive

MICHAEL STINZIANO Franklin County Audtior

VALERIE HURA OSU Extension Educator, Youth Outdoors

FARUQ ABDUL-KHALIQ Recreation Specialist, Youth Outdoors

DONTAVIUS JARRELLS

Chief of Communications, Franklin County Treasurer’s Office

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THANK YOUWe would like to offer our deep gratitude to our event

sponsors and program partners.