Teaching young men excellence
The T.Y.M.E. Foundation’s
boys to men enrichment program
20th Annual
Spring Fundraising banquet
The Grand in Long Beach
Sunday JUNE 2, 2024 1:00pm-3:30pm
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERMR. TAVIS SMILEYThe third oldest of ten children, Mr. Tavis Smiley grew up near an Air Force base in Kokomo, Indiana, where his father was a master sergeant and his mother a Pentecostal minster. Smiley took an interest in politics from an early age, and in high school was voted class president and "Most Likely to Succeed".
After graduating, he returned to Los Angeles where he worked as an advisor to the City Council president and ran unsuccessfully for a council seat. Soon after his electoral defeat, Smiley started the Smiley Report, a 60 second radio news commentary. The report's popularity earned Smiley his own television talk show on Black Entertainment Television, BET Tonight with Tavis Smiley. The show was extremely popular among African Americans and Smiley earned national recognition for an eclectic program that featured interviews with the likes of Bill Clinton, Ice Cube and Pope John Paul II. Mr. Smiley was also a correspondent for ABC on Prime Time Thursday and Good Morning America, as well as a commentator for CNN. Mr. Smiley also hosted his own signature show on NPR, The Tavis Smiley Show from NPR, a first for an African American. He has authored five books, including How to Make Black America Better. Mr. Smiley's success has brought him numerous awards and honors. He received a Black Emmy Award in 2000, as well as a Congressional Black Caucus Harold Washington Award the same year. In 2001, he was honored with the NAACP President's Image Award, the Brotherhood Crusade's 2001 Walter Bremond Pioneer of African American Achievement Award and the Los Angeles Press Club Headliner Award. Mr. Smiley is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of SmileyAudioMedia, Inc. headquartered in Los Angeles. Since June 2021 he has served as Chief Visionary Officer for his radio station, KBLA Talk 1580. Spoken Word ArtistEd MabreyEd Mabrey is the greatest poet in the history of Poetry Slam - 4 World Championships, 6 Regional Championships, and over 500 wins. An NAACP Image Award Nominee and 2019 APCA Spoken Word Artist of the Year, Ed’s been on TV ONE, ABC, FOX, HBO and CNN. Performing poetry and conducting workshops on mental and emotional health with a focus on depression, anxiety, suicide ideation and removing stigmas from seeking therapy, Ed has performed at over 300 colleges and universities.
HOSTJOHN HENSLYIn 2000 John Hensley founded Flypoet Entertainment with a goal to elevate the visibility and value of spoken word as a genre and spoken word artists. Since then Flypoet events have seen tens of thousands of people come through their doors to experience highly produced events featuring the most accomplished and sought after performance poets in the country. With added elements of live music and performance art, along with a commitment to providing artistically and culturally significant entertainment, Flypoet events have become widely regarded as the premier spoken word productions in the United States. As host as well as producer, John still has fun creating new formats and keeping them flowing on stage. Info on upcoming shows can always be found at flypoet.com and the Flypoet movement can followed via social media on all platforms as Flypoet.
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19th Annual BOYS TO MEN ENRICHMENT PROGRAM BANQUET HIGHLIGHTS
Teaching Young Men Excellence Foundation
(The T.Y.M.E. foundation)
black excellence syndicate
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2022 Black excellence syndicate (BES) at
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20 years of Banquet Moments...
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The T.Y.M.E. Foundation's
Black Excellence Syndicate
Our Mission
We develop positive young male and female leaders to prevent the rise in gang affiliation, juvenile crime, and high dropout rates. Through our Boys to Men Enrichment Program, we offer tutoring, extracurricular activities, and counseling. After attending the program these boys and girls will value education, be more confident, and have a positive perspective for the future.
A Journey THROUGH T.Y.M.E...
We are making a difference!Since 2003, The T.Y.M.E. Foundation:
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Field Trips for enrichment
UCLA Basket Ball GameThe Boys got to go to a Basket Ball Game at UCLA accompanied by Graduates. Go Bruins!
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Our goal is to assist inner city male youth in developing good judgment, self-esteem, integrity, and self-sufficiency as they matriculate from boys to young men.
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Pasadena PlayhouseThe TYME Foundation takes members of the Boys To Men Program to see a Play.
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The Boys To Men enrichment program
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