Highline College Black and Brown Male Summit

Highline College Black and Brown Male Summit

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Goal
To empower and motivate our Black and Brown young men to excel in academics and to accept nothing less than excellence from self.

Purpose
Goal
-To empower and motivate our Black and Brown young men to excel in academics and to accept nothing less than excellence from self. Objectives
-Critique social structures that inhibit Black/Brown young men from being successful in education.

-Highlight the achievements in spite of the obstacles/barriers that they face.

- Contextualize their self identity socially, culturally, historically, and politically by giving the young men a sense of self and value of self.

09/19/2025

The Highline College 16th Annual Black and Brown Male Summit will be held on Saturday, November 15th. ​​This year’s theme, Rooted Beyond: No Borders in Our Brilliance, calls on young men of color to take care of themselves, their communities, and the work that needs to be done.

We are seeking engaging, age-relevant (high school - early college) workshop proposals that speak to the above themes. The deadline to submit a workshop proposal is October 1, 2025.

Proposal form: https://forms.gle/LWDsE1dpWiG5wuNW6

Please forward this to community and other listservs!

Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions at [email protected].

09/09/2025

The Highline College 16th Annual Black and Brown Male Summit will be held on Saturday, November 15th. ​​This year’s theme, Rooted Beyond: No Borders in Our Brilliance, calls on young men of color to take care of themselves, their communities, and the work that needs to be done.

We are seeking engaging, age-relevant (high school - early college) workshop proposals that speak to the above themes. The deadline to submit a workshop proposal is October 1, 2025.

Proposal form: https://forms.gle/LWDsE1dpWiG5wuNW6

Please forward this to community and other listservs!

Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions at [email protected].

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07/09/2025
04/01/2025

Save the Date: This year's summit will be held Saturday, May 17th.

How can you support?
• We are seeking workshop presenters! Please share with folks or consider submitting a workshop proposal: https://forms.gle/UYAVthmCp6cbn3XbA
• Come engage with our students! Represent your department or organization and sign up today for our resource fair https://forms.gle/3gXCUjHkRDzf3CJE6
• Interested in volunteering? fill out this form (more info to come!) https://forms.gle/9P6CUdrSK1Dtrm7W6
• Not available to attend? Consider supporting our YELL Fundraiser: Saturday, April 26th https://yell.highline.edu/fundraiser-2025.php

11/08/2024

Registration closes tomorrow Friday, November 8th.

Highline College 15th Annual Black and Brown Male Summit

This is a free event that is designed to empower and encourage our young men of color to excel in life and academics. As you all may already know, the statistics for our young males of color (African American, Latino, Pacific Islander, African, Asian, and Native American) are beyond belief regarding them achieving in the current education system. We know that there are many barriers and challenges that they are faced with, in and out of the school environment. The Summit’s objectives are to help the young men:

·Critique social structures that inhibit black/brown young men from being successful in education
·Highlight the achievements despite the obstacles/barriers that they face
·Contextualize their self-identity socially, culturally, historically, and politically by giving the young men a sense of self and value of self

Registration will open Monday, October 28th and will close Friday, November 8th at 5pm or when capacity is reached.

Register at: https://bandbsummit.highline.edu/

Please let us know if you have any questions. [email protected]

11/05/2024

Do you have valuable resources available to support young men of color? If so, we encourage you to showcase them at the resource fair during the summit. Your participation can help empower and uplift our young men of color by providing them with the tools and support they need to succeed.

To sign up as a resource fair exhibitor, please complete the Resource Fair Questionnaire
Your commitment to this event is greatly appreciated, and your involvement will undoubtedly contribute to its success.

We encourage you to share this invitation with your networks and colleagues who may also have resources for Black and Brown males.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/107vdIWCn6naQF0lXnh-xT8RY486A3fg3a0JcppBuxJ8/viewform?edit_requested=true.

10/15/2024

Highline College 15th Annual Black and Brown Male Summit

This is a free event that is designed to empower and encourage our young men of color to excel in life and academics. As you all may already know, the statistics for our young males of color (African American, Latino, Pacific Islander, African, Asian, and Native American) are beyond belief regarding them achieving in the current education system. We know that there are many barriers and challenges that they are faced with, in and out of the school environment. The Summit’s objectives are to help the young men:

·Critique social structures that inhibit black/brown young men from being successful in education
·Highlight the achievements despite the obstacles/barriers that they face
·Contextualize their self-identity socially, culturally, historically, and politically by giving the young men a sense of self and value of self

Registration will open Monday, October 28th and will close Friday, November 8th at 5pm or when capacity is reached.

Register at: https://bandbsummit.highline.edu/

Please let us know if you have any questions. [email protected]

Photos from Highline College's post 11/20/2023
11/19/2023

Thank you to everyone who attended the 14th Annual Black & Brown Male Summit! We truly thank our community for the continued support. Young Men, you all are geniuses! We'll see you next year.

Black and Brown Summit, 2023: Highline College 11/01/2023

Registration is open until Friday, November 10th. Don't miss out!

Black and Brown Summit, 2023: Highline College purpose Theme The Rhythms and Rhymes of Revolution Goal To empower and motivate our Black and Brown young men to excel in academics and to accept nothing less than excellence from self. Objectives Critique social structures that inhibit Black/Brown young men from being successful in education. Highl...

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