Alliance for Boys and Men of Color

The Alliance for Boys and Men of Color is a national network of hundreds of community and advocacy organizations who come together to advance race and gender justice by transforming policies that are failing boys and men of color and their families and building communities full of opportunity. Decades of laws and policies intended to divide, criminalize, and deny resources to our communities have created roadblocks between boys and men of color and opportunities to reach their full potential. Boys and men of color are more likely to grow up in communities shaped by racist policies that produce poverty, violence, insecurity, and trauma. As a result, BMoC are most likely to be pushed out of school, incarcerated, struggle to make ends meet, or die younger than their female counterparts and white peers. And while BMoC are the most likely to be impacted by inequitable community conditions, these policies and realities hurt us all. Using our direct experience with these injustices, ABMoC leaders are developing and implementing the policy solutions needed to ensure everyone in our community can flourish and lead self-determined lives.