Back by Popular Demand TheBlackManCan Institute Announce Spring Tour Dates

WASHINGTON - Feb. 18, 2014 - PRLog -- Coming off the heels of a highly successful tour launch last Fall, where nearly 500 young boys of color had an opportunity to be mentored, coached and encouraged in major markets where violent youth crimes are its highest, New York, Hartford, Washington, D.C. and Atlanta, Author & Educator, Brandon Frame of TheBlackManCan Institute (http://tbmcinstitute.theblackmancan.org/) (TBMCI) announces the 2014 Spring tour by popular demand.

The first tour stop begins on Saturday, February 22nd at American University in Washington D.C. from 8:30am - 3:30pm (http://tbmcinstitute.theblackmancan.org/), followed by the second tour stop at TBMCI’s first HBCU on Saturday, March 1st at Tougaloo College (http://tbmcinstitute.theblackmancan.org/) in Jackson, Mississippi. Frame along with community leaders and educators will provide half-day workshops helping young boys in grades 6 - 12 foster brotherhood.

Brandon dedicates his efforts to all the youth who have been lost to gun violence which is his primary mandate for teaching brotherhood and encouraging higher education. Quentin Johnson, Educator and Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions at American University will serve as the keynote on February 22nd and Motivational Speaker and Youth Mentor, Duvalier Malone will keynote the event at Tougaloo College on March 1st.

Boys of Color attending TheBlackManCan Institute will be exposed to cultural and global perspectives that includes powerful workshops and keynote speakers at each institute that will empower and educate young men in attendance. All young men attending the Institute will receive ties and a copy of Brandon’s debut title, Define Yourself, Redefine the World: A Guided Journal for Black Boys and Men (http://theblackmancan.org/) , which is now available at Baltimore City College curriculum for their African-American men’s program and is being used as a therapeutic starting point for empowerment, self-love, and forward progress for young males.

Brandon Frame is a notable author, scholar, educator and newsmaker who was named one of Hartford’s “40 Under 40”.  Brandon has always felt compelled to give-back, something instilled in him while attending the prestigious Morehouse College in Atlanta.  Brandon shares, “I want TheBlackManCan Institute to touch the lives of boys and men around the world. My hope for the work I do is to be more successful in combating the negative images of Black men and boys with which we're bombarded on a daily basis. Additional cities slated for the tour are: Jackson, MS; Memphis, TN; Long Island, NY and Boston, MA.

Presenting sponsors of TheBlackManCan Institute Spring Tour include: Make Music Count, Shady Hill School, Kuntry Kidz, Inc., King Leadership and Development Institute, Cause Driven, Community Service, Inc., NAACP Hofstra University, Justice Sweets and T.MORRISON AGENCY.

To learn more about TheBlackManCan Institute or to inquire about sponsorship, please contact TEAM[AT]theblackmancanDOTORG For more information or to find out how you can join or support efforts, please visit http://tbmcinstitute.theblackmancan.org/.