It begs the question of whether some companies believe that having a diversity, equity and inclusion position, and having a Black person fill it, addresses the DEI issue in its entirety.

I always wanted to build roller coasters when I grew up. I went on Google and asked ‘Who designs roller coasters?’, and it said ‘An engineer.’

A person can have Black friends, live in a diverse city, go to lunch with their Black co-workers, be hugged on stage by a Black woman, and still harbor racist views, whether they know it or not.

Benefit Gospel Explosion on April 13, 2018 at Reeder Memorial Baptist Church (3725 Beatties Ford Rd) in support of My Brother's Keeper Scholarship Endowment. 

I certainly see how Black men can get caught up in the cycle. Of course there are several Black men who are doing what they need to do, who are in the right positions, and who are really pushing us forward. But then again I do recognize that there are a lot of African-American males who maybe aren’t doing as much. Maybe they feel as they though they can’t.

We're excited to announce that local church C.N. Jenkins Memorial Presbyterian (1421 Statesville Avenue) will be hosting a benefit gospel concert in support of My Brother's Keeper. 

Create a network and connect with individuals in the field. Your grades are important, but making your presence felt is the most crucial factor. And add as much experience as possible to whatever education you access.

I think more minorities in the field would definitely be a blessing. There are so many opportunities out here now and people are realizing that there isn’t diversity; so they want to embrace it.

If you really want to be an engineer, look into what you want to do and what actual route you want to go into before you get into college.

If young boys of color never see men of color in any of these roles – in life or in media – it forfeits them the opportunity to see what they could be as they progress into adulthood.

We at My Brother's Keeper Scholarship Endowment Fund are excited to announce that we've been chosen as one of the five scholarship-related beneficiaries of the 4th Annual Green Tie Gala, presented by the UNC Charlotte Alumni Association.

We're excited to announce that local church C.N. Jenkins Memorial Presbyterian (1421 Statesville Avenue) will be hosting a benefit gospel concert in support of My Brother's Keeper. 

A lot of people tell me I don’t look a computer science major, so I guess I don’t fit the mold. But my experience is that if you work hard, you can be successful.

For your commitment to social justice to be real, genuine and believable, it CANNOT exist only when there is conflict. 

“Once I got to understand coding and programming, the business side of it came pretty easy."

At the risk of referencing an overused phrase, this first full year of running the My Brother’s Keeper Scholarship Endowment Fund certainly pays homage to the “If you build it, they will come” philosophy. 

“I was fortunate to start in the electronic discovery industry when it was new in the legal industry many years ago. In college, we didn’t even have a course in forensics yet.”

It gave the notion that not only was being White the golden ticket to paid work, but that the corporate world viewed White employees as a better investment for their dollar.

Today the endowment fund was featured in Carolina Style Magazine!

Work hard and pay attention in school. And pay attention to internships, whether paid or unpaid - it'll really help out.

As much as I like to view myself as self-made and that I was single-handedly responsible for my achievements up to this point, the fact of the matter is that my success is deeply and unbreakably bound to the opportunities I have been provided.

We are excited to have a feature published on the My Brother's Keeper Scholarship Endowment Fund in the July 21, 2016 issue of The Charlotte Post.

Driving over a bridge you helped to build – you know you're a part of something that will last 50 to 100 years.

We are incredibly honored to have a piece by co-founder Zacch Estrada-Petersen featured in a full-page, color spread in Charlotte's Metro Proponent Magazine. 3rd Quarter 2016 Issue. 

Far too often we allow the circumstances of our birth to decide our own future goals.

I hope to inspire the next generation of young doctors, to influence them to strive for greatness and to always remain compassionate to the stories and plights of their patients.

In an era of record-level powerhouse donations to academia, we hope to debunk the notion that educational philanthropy is limited to the old, the wealthy and the corporate-funded.

There are a plethora of resources available for anyone to get involved in to help develop passion for their program, but having a mentor is what could really impact a student’s life the most.

If young Black males have never met another Black man who was an engineer, a doctor, a physicist or mathematician, it narrows their level of perceived possibility.