Three months ago, my family and I were sitting in church. About 45 mins into the service, what appeared to be a white man dressed in a suit, walked into the sanctuary, down the side aisle...Read More
From the Desk of Ayodele – Nov 2022
“If you’re gonna lead men, you got to know them.” Mike Tomlin, Head Coach of the Pittsburg Stealers Mike Tomlin spoke the words above on an episode of The Pivot podcast. During the episode, he shared...Read More
From the Desk of Ayodele – Oct 2022
October Affirmation — I am blessed with an incredible family and wonderful friends. It is officially Fall in Atlanta, GA. And that means it is “sweater weather”. As a big guy, I love the Fall. I...Read More
Conflict Mitigation and Peacebuilding for Black Male Educators
Black male educators play an important role in inspiring and preparing students to learn about global or local issues and take action against them. Conflict mitigation and peace building provide opportunities for students to practice tolerance...Read More
Emotional Literacy in Schools
Success in education looks different all over the world. It’s goal oriented, so the manner of teaching children to read, write, or do math may be different. But at its heart, education is intended to build...Read More
Improving How People Work Together: Developing Systems to Support Black Male Educators
Diverse and inclusive workforces in education are essential to ensuring that students have a quality educational experience. Unfortunately, one of the biggest challenges to this goal is the shortage of Black educators. Despite students of color...Read More
Manti Te’o – “I can’t believe he didn’t know!”
Well…believe it! I do. Ok, so I just watched the two episode documentary of Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist on Netflix. And wow, was it informative! All I can say is that Manti Te’o is a VICTIM....Read More
From the Desk of Ayodele – Sept 2022
“Don’t confuse movement with progress.” – The past 30 days have been full of late nights, early mornings, smiles, tears and so much more. All that to say, this month has felt very productive. The early...Read More
Imposter Syndrome Among Black Men
Imposter syndrome can be loosely defined as doubting your abilities and feeling like a fraud. This is often how I feel amongst groups of Black men I don’t know so well. You might think this is...Read More
From the Desk of Ayodele – Aug 2022
As Summer 2022 begins to come to a close, I am excited that cooler temperatures are on the way and the BMEsTalk Incubator is set to launch. Our Incubator is a 10-month facilitative leadership certificate program,...Read More