Next Narrative for Black America

Check Your Frame

When you picture Black people - what images initially come to mind? If you don't see patriots, fathers, graduates, and business owners, perhaps you should check what's in your frame. So often, we define people with words like disadvantaged, at-risk, underprivileged - unaware of its stigmatizing effects. The Next Narrative for Black America frames a better picture. Asset-Framing is the shift to narratives that define people by their aspirations and contributions rather than their challenges and deficits. Black leaders, let's Asset-Frame our agenda to achieve greater gains for our community.

Our Voices

12 Aug 2019

BMe Uniting Black Veterans For Love & Power To The People

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Patriotism. Veteran. Service. What comes to mind when you hear these words? With a quick Google search of the word “veteran,” the image that seems to become redundant and often engrained in the... Read More

11 Jul 2019

The Deficit Framing of Black Entrepreneurship in Foundations, Corporations, and Media

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On a daily basis we are bombarded with negative news and alarming statistics about Black individuals and communities. The negative representation of Black people is well documented, and reverberates through the representation of... Read More

10 Jul 2019

D.C. Full of Young Nipseys Eager to Innovate and Dismantle Injustice

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When Nipsey Hussle (born Ermias Asghedom) passed, the world lost something special. We lost our brother. Our community lost a revolutionary thinker. The world lost an innovator. The murder of Nipsey shook the... Read More

9 Jul 2019

Giving Circles: Growing Community By Elevating Black Women + Girls of Color

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An Interview With The South Side Queenmakers This is the fourth in our new blog series featuring Giving Circles – groups of friends, family, and neighbors who gather to learn about issues that interest... Read More

Check Your Frame

Patriotic

1 in 6 black men is already a veteran. Black males enlist at highest rates. [1]

Enterprising

The rate of black business creation is growing at over 2x national rate. [2]

Generous

Black households give 25% more of their income to charity than others. [3]

Engaged Fathers

Black men are more likely to directly interact with their children than all other US men. [4]

Sources: [1] United States Army, [2] US Dept. of Commerce, [3] Kellogg Cultures of Giving Report, [4] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Something magical happens when we lift our voices. It's called "change." Throughout this campaign, members of the BMe Community are leveraging the media to influence narratives, opinions, and practices that affect us.

Our Voices

BMe Uniting Black Veterans For Love & Power To The People

The Deficit Framing of Black Entrepreneurship in Foundations, Corporations, and Media

D.C. Full of Young Nipseys Eager to Innovate and Dismantle Injustice

Giving Circles: Growing Community By Elevating Black Women + Girls of Color