BLACK MALE ACHIEVEMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · September 25, 2017
Agenda
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Meeting Agenda
BLACK MALE ACHIEVEMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL
MAYOR TOM BARRETT, CO-CHAIR and ALD. KHALIF RAINEY,
CO-CHAIR
Chris Abele, Bevan Baker, Raymond Banks, Robert Cherry,
Spencer Coggs, Clifton Crump, Ellen Gilligan, Torre Johnson,
Leigh Kunde, Robert Randolph, Shannon Reed, Mark Sain and
Rashaad Washington
Joanna Polanco, staff assistant, 286-2366; email:
jpolan@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison, La-Wanda Fletcher, 286-8661,
lfletc@milwaukee.gov
Monday, September 25, 2017 10:00 AM Room 301-B, City Hall
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Black Male Achievement Advisory Council Request For Proposal – Agency presentations
4. Update on Dignity training:
Trained 165 staff in the Department of Neighborhood Services
Training for Employ Milwaukee staff to begin in the 4th quarter of 2017
Training for Library system staff to begin in 2018
5. Americorp: Project Start up training was provided to sub-site supervisors on 9/19/17
6. BMOC Week Events:
Monday 10/2/17: MPS Event at Pulaski High School – Black and Latino Male Department
Tuesday 10/3/17: Breakfast dialogue with youth at St. Charles
Wednesday 10/4/17: To Be Or Not To Be A Father event at Running Rebels
Thursday 10/5/17: Luncheon dialogue with students at Tech and Washington
Friday 10/6/17: Fatherhood Summit
Saturday 10/7/17: Fatherhood Summit
7. Discussion on how the council would like to function going forward: (1) meeting structure (2)
communication between meetings, etc…
8. Discussion among BMAAC members regarding which issues/projects within the MBK plan should be
addressed next.
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9. Discussion on the idea of the council dividing itself into four workgroups: (1) workforce development
(2) health (3) violence reduction (4) education
10. Jeff Roman – Campaign Black Male Achievement
Nicole Brookshire - Director Office African Amercan Affairs
11. Approval of minutes from previous meeting
12. Public Comments
13. Adjournment
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