Press

Vineyard Gazette 1

August 1, 2009

Harvard Law Professor Lani Guinier addresses guests at The Brotherhood/Sister Sol’s benefit, saying that BHSS is “investing in our collective future.”

Vineyard Gazette 2

August 1, 2009

Co-Founder and Executive Director Khary Lazarre-White talks about BHSS’s youth development model, which fosters social change by raising expectations and providing support to young people.

2025 Campaign for Black Men and Boys

November 1, 2008

A Chapter member reflects on his BHSS experiences in his testimonial, “I am a King: A Rite of Passage to Manhood.”

VOICES: New York Regional Association of Grantmakers

August 1, 2007

NYRAG profiles BHSS in their Voices From the Front Line series.

Oprah Winfrey Show

January 15, 2001

Oprah celebrates BHSS Co-Founders Khary Lazarre-White and Jason Warwin and their new twist on mentoring. Their program helps African-American and Latino boys and girls find success by not only giving at-risk youth the tools for academic success, but …

Leadership for a Changing World

January 1, 1970

Ford Foundation names The Brotherhood/Sister Sol as a recipient of Leadership for a Changing World Award.

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The Brotherhood/Sister Sol has achieved a wide array of media attention for its work.

On television we have been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show and received Oprah's Angel Network's Use Your Life Award; we have also been featured on the Tavis Smiley Show on PBS as well as on Good Day America, Good Day New York, ABC, BET, FOX and as New York One's New Yorkers of the Week.

We have been covered in many publications, including The New York Times, The Amsterdam News, Essence Magazine, The Daily News, The New York Post, The Chronicle for Higher Education, Canada's Herizon's Magazine, Uptown Magazine, Ebony Magazine, and Emerge Magazine.

The Brotherhood/Sister Sol has also appeared on over 50 radio shows throughout New York City and the nation.

We can’t lose one child, not one. And looking at the success of what you’ve done with this organization is amazing. I thank The Brotherhood/Sister Sol for having commitments to both the hood and the soul.

Professor Charles Ogletree, Harvard Law School

I am profoundly humbled by the vision and the courage and determination of The Brotherhood/Sister Sol. For 16 years, they have kept the focus where it belongs: on the precious and priceless young people.

Dr. Cornel West, Princeton University