CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – On March 15, Kenwood Middle School launched a Young Men’s empowerment program, calling it Power Monday.
It will be on Monday mornings during What I Need: W.I.N, from 7:30-8:15 a.m., according to a news release.
On the first day, 35 students gathered in the theater and received encouragement, inspiration and motivational words from some of the staff and football players of Austin Peay State University, including Josh Watch, Matthew Gayle, Jule Pace, and Ryan Combs.
Power Monday, designed for black male students, will encourage all students, boys and girls, to report to school in business professional attire, the release said.
At Power Monday meetings, students will discuss a topics that are important to growth and development: entrepreneurship, goal setting, leadership, oratory, parenting, relationships, community development, and more.
For more on the program visit the Empowering Young Black Males site.