Walking a minute in Mother's Shoes - The Mother's Day Awareness session

Today our Young Leaders (plus Brother Seko's lil' daughter) were in awe to learn what their biological mothers survived to be a life vessel. While some have had some information on this topic in school.. This actual Child Birth class, taught by Lamaze instructor Jacqueline Starkey, really blew our Young Leaders away. This session, and our graphic STD session, have left some very strong impressions on these Young Leaders. You should have seen their faces when the child was born. Discussion on how this session impacted their future lives as fathers was heart warming. Here are the photos:

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The Golden Fold Mentor Movement serves 6th - 12th grade youth by providing seminar based Big-Brother-type activities in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Contact: thegoldenfold @ yahoo (dot) com or call 757-932-0177. The Golden Fold is a "Brothers and Others" Community Improvement activity of the Gamma Xi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi and the Gamma Xi Uplift Foundation.

Less about race, more about posturing. The growing Poly-Ethnic Society

Photo: Steve Stout
The millennium youth are growing up in a society that is becoming less concerned about racial identity. Between 1 -7 marriages are mixed-marriages while Black women are now less likely to become or remain married. Children are growing in a poly-ethnic environment.

As parents, elders, and mentors we might consider this paradigm shift as we continue to guide our children.  How has hip-hop influenced mainstream pop culture? Hear how former music executive Steve Stoute, became the CEO of ad agency Translation, and, how he broke down cultural boundaries by bringing the untapped resource of hip-hop into the world of marketing.



The 1st video can be accessed here: http://youtu.be/Q3HQ7fyd4eQ
The 2nd video can be accessed here: http://youtu.be/m4ectOe6X-E
The 3rd video can be accessed here: http://youtu.be/54oW_6kUIGw
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The Golden Fold Mentor Movement serves youth (males and females) aged 11 – 18 by providing seminar based Big-Brother-type activities in Virginia Beach, Virginia. We employ a Bonding-Presentation-Guidance model. Contact: thegoldenfold @ yahoo (dot) com or call 757-401-1240. The Golden Fold is a "Brothers and Others" Community Improvement activity of the Gamma Xi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi and an Social Action project of the Men of S.A.B.B. of Virginia Beach's Tidewater Community College.

Why Males Need Initiation - Friar Richard Rohr

The Golden Fold Movement is conceptually based upon traditional African and Native American Rites of Passage Processes in a contemporary delivery model......

In "Why Males Need Initiation," Friar Richard Rohr shows how from his Christian perspective primal societies have demonstrated that cultural survival is dependent on personal spirituality. Unfortunately, the proven way to lead males on this journey has been lost to the West for a thousand years. Fr. Richard addresses the reality that if men are not led through an inner journey of powerlessness, they will inevitably misunderstand and abuse power.
Visit http://malespirituality.org/ to learn more about the Men's Rites of Passage.
The direct link to the video is here: http://youtu.be/5G0_jm1SRu8




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The Golden Fold Mentor Movement serves youth (males and females) aged 11 – 18 by providing seminar based Big-Brother-type activities in Virginia Beach, Virginia. We employ a Bonding-Presentation-Guidance model. Contact: thegoldenfold @ yahoo (dot) com or call 757-401-1240. The Golden Fold is a "Brothers and Others" Community Improvement activity of the Gamma Xi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi and an Social Action project of the Men of S.A.B.B. of Virginia Beach's Tidewater Community College.