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As BFC Institute continues the conversation about Economics as a pillar of a healthy and viable community, we focus on the importance of preparing youth to be economically established as a citizen of the world. This discussion is... more

A culture is ?a way of life for a people?. For every culture in the world there are driving forces that sustains it. One major driving force of any culture is Economics. As related to Urban American plight and common ethnocentric expressions,... more

HOW EDUCATION AFFECTS THE SOCIAL BEHAVIOR OF URBAN AMERICAN YOUTH During our last episode the unanimous conclusion was that ?Education? is simply a process involving teaching and learning, furthermore in order... more

HOW TO EDUCATE URBAN AMERICAN YOUTH TO BE SUCCESSFUL CITIZENS Because like nowhere else in the world, historically, many youth who grow up in Urban America face particular social emotional challenges, it is... more

PILLARS OF A VIABLE COMMUNITY: HOW RESTORE URBAN AMERICA Too often the use of the word ?COMMUNITY? is reduced to a euphemism that means little of nothing. Particularly when it comes to urban communities, those... more

HOW TO EMPOWER YOUTH THOUGH EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES: 64 Years after Desegregation Perhaps two of the most significant events of the post slavery - African American experience thus far were the efforts to desegregate... more

HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR AT-RISK YOUTH During our last episode some very important and most steering dialogue took place - about the impact of little known Black movements and their impacts on the quality of life for families and... more

LITTLE KNOWN BLACK MOVEMENTS IN AMERICA Movement - a group of people working together to advance their shared political, social, or artistic ideas. For Blacks in American over the last one hundred and fifty-two years the need... more

THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE: Transition from Being ?Colored? to ?Black? When it comes to molding an individual into success it is necessary to encourage them to identify with positive and proactive ideals. As a community we must be... more

O.W. GURLEY: THE FATHER OF BLACK WALL STREET 1906 – 1921 A most important lesson for young people to learn today is the example of self determination that comes from economic Independence. African American... more

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