Black, Bold and Brilliant Youth and Community Dev
A nonprofit fundraiser supporting
Black Bold and BrilliantWe need your help to engage young people in opportunities that affirm, inspire & develop leaders.
$300
raised by 5 people
$60,000 goal
Our beginning...
The morning after the fires reached her community, Wisdom Mawusi, worked with other volunteers to help clean and provide resources for those need. It was during this time that she witnessed a large group of young people taking a sledge hammer to an ATM- eventually a police officer arrived on the scene and she feared what would happen next. Would the bodies or the futures of these young people be killed because they were Black, righteously angry, but misguided to the easiest outlet of that frustration- destruction? What about building? Given the opportunity, they would be just as invested in that. She wondered who could gather the youth and provide programming for self-actualization and community development. She agreed to accept her own challenge and called two powerful, art activists - Eshay brantley and Namir Fearce, co-founders of Black, Bold and Brilliant.
The future is ours!
The organization was birthed out of necessity during the George Floyd uprisings. Educator & founder, Wisdom Mawusi, understood the source of the frustration and the fires, but also the immediate impact that fires were having on residents and prayed that North Minneapolis would be spared and that no more blood would be shed.
Since BBB launched in June of 2020 during Covid and the George Floyd uprising we have worked to support our community and provide meaningful opportunities for youth to develop their minds and leadership skills.
Our first event was June 20th, 2020 where we co- hosted a Community Juneteenth and The Revolution is Live youth open mic. Next, we partnered with North Minneapolis School, Harvest Best Academy, to provide a food and essentials drive to families in N. Minneapolis at the end of June. In July we launched, The Revolutionary Reading Challenge and provided free books, journals and the ability to earn cash stipends to over 25 youth.
In October of the same year we hosted our first Annual BBB Youth Empowerment Summit which was a day of educational, cultural and artistic workshops for youth.
In January of 2021 we hosted the a virtual youth talent showcase focused on the principles of Kwanzaa and Martin Luther King. We hosted a youth static