In this day and age, statistically speaking, only fifty-two percent of black men graduate high school. Of that fifty-two percent, only about thirty-three percent of black men that go to college graduate. For those that go to college, what are the causes and factors that increase the ability to succeed? Is it mentoring? Or could it be simply being thrown to the wolves and told to survive? Furthermore, what causes this resiliency? And what causes resiliency specifically at predominantly white institutions (PWI's)?
By definition, resilience is claimed to be, "the process of navigating oneself toward, and then using a particular resource (p. 306 Kim & Hargrove)." Resilience is also defined as the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties. Either …show more content…
Brother4Brother, is a mentoring brotherhood, which was simply founded on the academic success of black men. Brother4Brother is about inspiring, encouraging, and affecting a "brother", all for the better. The moto we go by, simply says "ain't nothing like a brother", which instills that we are in this together, uplifting one another. However, at the hand of the same token, I feel that being thrown to the wolves also produces success. Being thrown in without knowledge of the possible outcomes of college and all it entails, leads us toward mentoring, the prove-them-wrong coping mechanism, as well as same race peer encouragement. It leads us to making our own choices, choosing the right ones from the …show more content…
There's same race peer encouragement, mentoring, using process of proving "them" wrong as a coping mechanism, and support systems. I feel you just have to find the one that finds you success. Brother4Brother is mine. However, prayer and religious support are also qualities that lead to my success. Yes, it has been proven that only fifty-two percent of black men graduate high school. Yes, of that fifty-two percent, only about thirty-three percent of black men go on to college graduate. Yes, I will be in that thirty-three percent that graduates from Ferrum College, another
By definition, resilience is claimed to be, "the process of navigating oneself toward, and then using a particular resource (p. 306 Kim & Hargrove)." Resilience is also defined as the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties. Either …show more content…
Brother4Brother, is a mentoring brotherhood, which was simply founded on the academic success of black men. Brother4Brother is about inspiring, encouraging, and affecting a "brother", all for the better. The moto we go by, simply says "ain't nothing like a brother", which instills that we are in this together, uplifting one another. However, at the hand of the same token, I feel that being thrown to the wolves also produces success. Being thrown in without knowledge of the possible outcomes of college and all it entails, leads us toward mentoring, the prove-them-wrong coping mechanism, as well as same race peer encouragement. It leads us to making our own choices, choosing the right ones from the …show more content…
There's same race peer encouragement, mentoring, using process of proving "them" wrong as a coping mechanism, and support systems. I feel you just have to find the one that finds you success. Brother4Brother is mine. However, prayer and religious support are also qualities that lead to my success. Yes, it has been proven that only fifty-two percent of black men graduate high school. Yes, of that fifty-two percent, only about thirty-three percent of black men go on to college graduate. Yes, I will be in that thirty-three percent that graduates from Ferrum College, another