Telephone number: (314) 385-2100

PURPOSE

Founded in 1986, 100 Black Men of America is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing mentoring service, scholarship assistance and overall support for community development.There are over 88 chapters and 14,000 members across the United States, England, and The Bahamas. The Metropolitan St. Louis Chapter was one of 9 founding chapters.

ACTIVITIES

• 100 Black Men Brotherhood Conference part 1, 2, & 3

  100 Black Men of Metro St. Louis has hosted annual Youth Conferences. These conferences are designed to provide over 350 youth (ages 10 - 19) with role modeling, mentoring and dialog on issues that affect their education \ and development. The conferees attend at no charge.

• African American History Bowl Challenge

  The AA History Bowl Challenge provides St. Louis Metro Area Students the opportunity to compete on a local and national level on their knowledge of African-American History.Each year the St. Louis team has gone to the national convention and done very well.The 2000 Program was held at Harris Stowe State College.

• 100 Black Men Scholarship Assistance Programs

  100 Black Men of Metro St. Louis awards scholarships each year. 100 Black Men scholarship assistance efforts are designed to help eliminate the financial barriers that would preclude a young person from obtaining a college education.100 Black Men of Metro St. Louis has formed partnerships with Harris Stowe State College, University of Missouri-Columbia and the Anheuser Busch Urban Scholarship Program.

• 100 Black Men Mentoring and Role Model Programs

  100 Black Men of Metro St. Louis has committees designed to provide mentoring and role modeling for St.Louis area youth. Each year, members of the mentoring and role modeling committee attend the 100 Black Men training conference to maximize knowledge and become certified on how to mentor and role model for our youth.

• 100 Black Men Computer Literacy Program

  The 100 Black Men of Metropolitan St. Louis Computer Literacy Program is designed to provide a foundation for the development and understanding of computer technology and its benefits to our society.The program will target all age groups.This program is based on a train-the-trainer methodology. This methodology will allow the instructors for future courses to be grown from within.The train-the-trainer methodology will offer the top students from each class the opportunity to teach the next class under supervision. This methodology will not only sharpen the instructors’ computer skills, it will assist in the development of sound communications skills; both verbal and written.

• Prostate Cancer Survivors & Awareness Walk

  Saturday August 21 2004
  9:00 AM (7:00 Am Registration 8:00 AM warm up)

  • The purpose of the walk is to raise awareness about a curable form of Cancer that causes a disportionate number of fatalities and serious illness in Black Men.
  • All Men (35 and up) will recieve a ticket to enter the America's Center free of charge to recieve a P.S.A. (Blood Test for Prostate Cancer Detection) free of charge and a Digital Exam (a physical test for Prostate enlargement) free of charge.
  • The walk is approximately 1 mile from the Blue Cross building on 18 Street and Chestnut to the America's Center.
  • There is absolutely no charge or registration fee for this event. Pedometer and bottled water will be issued to the first 500 registered walkers.

  Please register/RSVP with name, address, email & phone, via one of the following:

  Phone: 314-385-2100
  Fax: 314-385-5551
  Email: Prostate@100bmstl.org
  In person at 4411 North Newstead

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