Empowerment by Dr. Adam Anthony

08/08/2026

Today, I’m celebrating and reflecting on one year of my consulting and speaker platform, EmpowerMENt™ 🥳🎈

When I started all this, I had a mission, a vision, and a belief in what was possible.

What many don’t know is that I was deeply unhappy with where my career was heading long before this I founded this organization. I sat in rooms, served under leadership, and left certain spaces feeling exhausted, empty, and wondering the when, how, and where in God’s plans for me.

I’m thankful I listened to that voice telling me to think deeper, pray more, and move into action. Going in this direction has given me the opportunity to discover just how awesome and aligned this work could become.

This is what I hope young men will see and be inspired by. To know they can create, impact, and grow in ways unexpected by knowing they are meant for more and are not invisible.

I’ve met some incredible people, organizations, partners, supporters, and communities who have opened doors, shared wisdom, made referrals, created opportunities, and believed in the work. To every partner, friend, encourager, connector, referral source, supporter, collaborator, and believer, THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Your support means more than you know. I deeply appreciate you.

This next chapter will be shaped through continued conversation, collaboration, partnership, and community.

If you want to partner, connect, collaborate, or simply talk about what’s next, I’d love to hear from you.

📩 [email protected]

Let’s keep building spaces where every voice can rise.

🌐 https://www.empowermentbydradam.com

07/28/2026

It’s official…on October 29th, I’ll be teaching “They Are Not Invisible™: Understanding the Impact of Foster Care on Black Men, Families and Communities” with .

Really excited to take my lived experience and mentoring research framework into the classroom this way.

Grateful to the Howard team for the invitation. Solid lineup of offerings this fall semester and I invite you register in the comments below!

07/22/2026

The more I speak, the more I see. The more I listen, the more I hear.

We have a responsibility to call forward the voices that have gone unheard, overlooked, and quieted.

Here's a brief moment from one of my sessions on They Are Not Invisible™ that speaks to this.

These young men are our sons, brothers, fathers, cousins, friends, neighbors, and colleagues. They are not invisible.

07/15/2026

[Webinar] They Are Not Invisible™: Seeing, Supporting, and Empowering Adopted Boys presented by DrAdam Anthony

Wednesday, August 5 | 7:00-8:30 p.m. EST | Virtual | $20

Adopted boys often navigate complex layers of identity, belonging, and loss while living within systems that interpret behavior before understanding the story behind it.

This session introduces the They Are Not Invisible™ framework, a call to action for families, educators, clinicians, and professionals to see adopted boys more fully and respond with practices that affirm identity and build trust.

Drawing from lived experience, research, and leadership development work, Dr. Adam Anthony invites participants to explore how mentorship, storytelling, and identity-affirming environments can transform outcomes and strengthen belonging for adopted boys across families, schools, and communities.

Dr. Adam Anthony is an educator, speaker, and leadership development strategist whose work centers on identity, belonging, and healing-centered growth. An adoptee and former foster care youth, Dr. Anthony brings lived experience and research-informed insight to support individuals and communities in resilience, purpose, and self-discovery.

Register today: https://adoptionsupport.org/resource/event/webinar-they-are-not-invisible-seeing-supporting-and-empowering-adopted-boys/

07/10/2026

Every Black boy carries brilliance, resilience, and grit long before a system decided to call him “at-risk”. The label changed—but the boy didn’t. It’s on us to build something worthy of what he already carries.

Are you doing your part to help create this?

07/06/2026

07/06/2026

"The work of knowing yourself is not separate from the work of raising your child. It is the work. When you hold the mirror honestly, you give your child permission to do the same."

I don't just teach this, I've lived it.

As a same-race Black male adoptee, I bring something to the room that I now truly understand as lived experience leadership.

When I speak, I'm not standing above the work.

I'm in it with you.

My goal has never been to tell you what to think, but to invite you to see yourself more clearly, so you can show up more fully for the children and communities in your care.

This is what I do. This is why I do it.

The mirror doesn't lie. The question is whether we're willing to look. 🪞✊🏾

06/13/2026

Lived experience is leadership development.

I've had the privilege of speaking to audiences in higher education, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and adoption/foster care spaces about belonging, identity, and mentorship that actually moves people forward.

My framework, "They Are Not Invisible™," is grounded in doctoral research on mentoring efficacy. I bring both lived experience and scholarship into every room I enter.

Free 30-min consultations available — DM me for bookings. 🤝🚀

EmpowerMENt™ provides tailored mentorship and leadership development for Black men and adoptees, promoting personal growth and community connections. Join us in thriving together!