Houston Community College hosts Minority Male Initiative Citywide Forum
March 31, 2010 by HCC
Filed under Minority Male Initiative
Houston Community College hosted at a Minority Male Initiative Citywide Forum on March 31 to address an issue that is not only facing us today, but has significant implications on our future.
The challenges facing minority males in Houston include:
· Rapidly increasing rate of minority male high school dropouts
· Low enrollment for minority males in higher education institutions
· More minority males are in jail than in college
The challenges facing minority males in Houston include:
About HCC’s Minority Male Initiative:
HCC began its Minority Male Initiative to counter the on-going crisis throughout America of a diminishing presence of young Black and Hispanic males on the campuses of higher learning, in corporate America and in entrepreneurial endeavors. For more information on Houston Community College’s Minority Male Initiative contact John Gilmore, III, MMI Program Manager at john.gilmoreiii@hccs.edu or call 713 718-5061.
