B.L.O.C- Brothers Liberating Our Communities

Brothers Liberating Our Communities (BLOC) was founded in 2016 by a group of Black Male Educators from Kansas City, MO. Inspired by The Fellowship and the work of Sharif El-Mekki , BLOCs first initiative was to simply connect the black male educators already existing in the ecosystem. Through intentional social and networking meetings, the BLOC grew to over 150 Educators in the Greater KC Metropolitan Area. In addition to social and support networks, BLOC also began curating professional development specifically for black men in education. Even further, BLOC helped engage black men in the communities they taught in through mentoring, volunteer work, and tutoring opportunities. Through connection, development, and engagement, over the last 5 years we have retained 100% of BLOC members.