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100 Black Men of Greater Kansas City: We don’t accept excuses
Pity those young African-American males growing up in single-parent homes in impoverished neighborhoods of high crime, gangs and failed schools.
What chance do they have? No wonder so many end up on the streets, dead or in jail, right?
Hogwash, says Anthony Williams, president of 100 Black Men of Greater Kansas City.
“Too many make excuses,” Williams said. “My grandpa didn’t talk about what we didn’t have. He talked about what we did have and told me to make it work.”
His group doesn’t want to hear excuses. Since forming the local chapter five years ago, Williams, who earned an MBA from Rockhurst University and works in management and technology, and other members have mentored teens to stay in school, study, live healthy lives and pursue dreams.
