Ideas for the work ahead.Calling. Courage.
Change.
Explore Shawn’s conversations, writing, and reflections on leading with purpose.
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In his TEDxDeerPark talk, Shawn invites us to examine what is keeping us from becoming our best selves, and to take the next step into our calling.
In conversation.Featured interviews
Blavity
The Paradox of Promise and Peril
Shawn’s reflections on the promise and peril facing Black men and boys in the United States.
The Karen Hunter Show
A conversation on loving and leading
Shawn and Nick Chiles discuss I Too Am America with guest host L. Joy Williams on SiriusXM Urban View.
Secure the Seat
In conversation with Minda Harts
A conversation about leadership, Black male achievement, and the work of loving and leading.
I AM DAD Podcast | Fathers Incorporated
Leading the Charge: Shawn Dove
Shawn Dove joins the I AM DAD Podcast for a conversation on Black male achievement, leadership, and responsible fatherhood.
I Am Black Success®
On Loving & Leading Black Men & Boys
Shawn Dove and Stephen A. Hart in conversation about loving and leading Black men and boys.
Reality Check with Charles Ellison
On WURD Radio
Shawn Dove and Nick Chiles discuss the book and the future of Black men and boys.
From Shawn’s pen.Leadership, life,
and the work ahead.
Reflections on community, purpose, and the change we are called to create. Explore the latest posts, then browse the archive below.
Tomorrow is Not Guaranteed
Happy New Year! I am sure a few of you, like myself, find yourselves during this first week of...
This Holiday Season: Discover Your G-Spot
One of the best pieces of life advice I've ever received came from a mentor named Yusef White more...
Introducing the 2022 “I Too Am America” Fellows
Allow Us to Introduce Ourselves: Meet The 2022 "I Too Am America" Fellows Hope you're enjoying a...
Shawn Dove Delivers Commencement Keynote to Baruch College Class of 2022
Recently our very own founder and CEO, Shawn Dove served as the keynote speaker for Baruch...
"We need our individual and collective wisdom to guide us home to ourselves, to a better way of...
For My Fellow Authors, Artists, Poets & Storytellers.
During my college days at Wesleyan, I was blessed with the opportunity and challenge of serving as...
I Too Am America: On Loving and Leading Black Men & Boys An Insurrection Within
The great American writer, poet and philosopher, Maya Angelou, said “there is no greater agony...
Corporation for Black Male Achievement’s Holiday “Procrastinator’s Paradise” Gift Guide
Still searching for the perfect gift for the Black men and boys in your life? We’ve got you...
Find “I Too Am America” At These Major Retailers
As we traverse the final days of 2021, so many of us find ourselves standing at the intersection...
On Birthing Your Own “Untold Story”
In the introduction of my and Nick Chiles' forthcoming book, I Too Am America: On Loving and...
In Search of Coherence?
Living through a global pandemic – a once in a century world-changing experience – has required...
Why #ThankYouThursday? Let me explain.
As we enter into the official season of giving thanks, it occurred to me that some of you may have...
See What Happens When Dads are on Duty
This week we're sending #ThankYouThursday love and appreciation to a group of Louisiana fathers...
Make Gratitude Your Superpower
I am affirming that holding fast to this weekly #ThankYouThursday tradition of sending at least...
Gun in My Hand, Hope in My Heart
The summer before my senior year of college I traveled to San Francisco to visit my father, who...
Words of Wisdom to, and from, Our Black Sons
Today, I hope you'll join me in sending beloved #ThankYouThursday love and appreciation to Shaka...
Closing National Suicide Prevention Month, and Braving My Own Wilderness
While today marks the last day of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, it must be emphasized that...
On Haiti, Humanity and Holding a Mirror to Ourselves, and the World
Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck once declared “Haiti is not a world aside, a world apart. Culture and...
#ThankYouThursday: Jason Wilson, Founder of The Cave of Adullam
Today I am pausing to send beloved #ThankYouThursday gratitude and appreciation to Detroit...
“I Too Am America” Pre-Order Updates
Happy #ThankYouThursday! I Too Am America: On Loving and Leading Black Men & Boys co-author...
VIDEO: “I Too Am America Virtual Book Blessing & Celebration
On Saturday, August 28, 2021, the Corporation for Black Male Achievement hosted a special...
#ThankYouThursday: Althea Dryden, Cities United
Happy #ThankYouThursday. The past two years have been hard and challenging for most of us....
YOU’RE INVITED: Aug. 28th “I Too Am America” Book Blessing & Celebration
The release of I Too Am America: On Loving and Leading Black Men and Boys is getting closer! And...
#ThankYouThursday: Joshua DuBois
Happy #ThankYouThursday. Welcome back to our weekly tradition of committing to share five gestures...
#ThankYouThursday: Richard L. Taylor, Jr.
Happy #ThankYouThursday. At the Corporation for Black Male Achievement, we are holding fast to...
Join us weekly for #MissionFuelMondays 🚀
If you need a boost to jumpstart your week, you’re in the right place. Check back here every...
With Gratitude: A #ThankYouThursday Tradition
Happy #ThankYouThursday. As part of the CBMA weekly tradition, join us in taking a pause right now and letting at least five people in your network know how thankful you are for them.
“I Too Am America” Now Available for Pre-Order!
Our country is facing a reckoning on race. Right now, America is rumbling with a long and sordid...
Imagining Our World ANew
It’s been nearly six months since the Campaign for Black Male Achievement officially sunset, a...
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