CONTRIBUTED BY MANDM PUBLIC RELATIONS
AUBURN —
The DREAAM Project, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) of the Dr. Bell’s Student Success Enrichment Center, is hosting a community conversation between parents, sons and leaders.
The event will take place Saturday, Jan. 21, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. CST at 936 N. Donahue Drive in Auburn.
Conversations will take place about important issues for Black boys and parents, discussing their future and the challenges they face in school, at home and in the community — specifically addressing their concerns to the leaders in the community who lead and guide them.
Dr. Bell’s Student Success Enrichment Center focuses on developing Black males to be productive citizens in society through education, skill development, leadership development and self-awareness. The Jan. 21 conversation in Auburn is an extension of what DREAAM works to do. This conversation and symposium will accommodate 200 parents and sons.
Featured guest panelists and leaders from the community include Steven T. Speakman, Lee County district judge; Clarence Stewart, assistant chief of the Auburn Police Department; and Tiffany Yelder, assistant superintendent of Opelika City Schools.
DREAAM is an acronym for “Directly Responsible for Educating African American Males.” DREAAM seeks to teach young men how to become innovative, productive and responsible by providing quality mentoring, education and social services to cater to their development.
Lunch will be served, and there will be a sports skills mini-camp for the boys. Registration information can be found at www.eventbrite.com/e/rebuilding-the-black-family-tickets-502809947087/.
For more information, contact Dr. Frankie Bell at fnfministries@gmail.com or 334-357-6178.
“This is truly a family affair,” Bell said. “The village was summoned and the village is trying to respond.”