INITIATIVES

DESCRIPTION

1

Education

Goal: Help African Americans from all socioeconomic backgrounds develop a strong education ethos. Also help students at all levels of the academic continuum realize dramatic improvements in academic achievement and educational attainment. Method: Design, communicate and implement a nationwide, community-based, comprehensive education strategy that propels African Americans to the top, academically. (Note: Also examine the impact trade schools are having on educational outcomes and preparedness for economic gain.)

2

Fair and equitable judiciary

Goal: Adopt a statistically-based approach to identify judges who discriminate while serving on the bench. Method: Identify judges whose adverse rulings against African Americans evidence a statistically-significant variance when all other factors are equal.

3

Gang conversion

Goal: Implement strategies to transition youth and gang members from  illegal enterprises to legal pursuits. Method: Devise and implement strategies nationwide that enable African Americans to purge unlawful activities from our community and replace them with productive pursuits and opportunities.

4

Contracting (federal and local)

Goal: Increase the number of African-American businesses that secure and retain multi-million dollar federal, state and local contracts. Method: Identify and ensure the implementation of policies that create a level playing field in federal, state and local jurisdictions.  

6 

Election Processes 

Goal: Identify and implement a strategy that ensures elections throughout the nation are transparent and verifiable. Method: Leverage existing data to substantiate the need for an overhaul of the U.S. election process, including documented evidence from the 2004 elections in Ohio: http://www.npr.org/templates/dmg/dmg.php?prgCode=TAVIS&showDate=16-Dec-2004&segNum=1 

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Business Development

Goal: Systematically increase the number of successful Black businesses across the U.S. Method: Not disclosed.