Anthony E. Ray Email & Phone Number

Nationwide

We're all about empowering people with the tools they need for economic success. Our mission is to advance and improve the effectiveness of America's workforce development programs. We specialize in providing tools that enhance community centric workforce readiness with the goal of helping communities reach full employment for its residents, thus achieving economic success for all with diversity and inclusion in the workplace and community.

North Carolina

Developed, organized and launched, The HBCU Nation, a non-profit advocacy initiative specializing in facilitating capacity building initiatives that help strengthen our nation's HBCUs. With a current enrollment of 300,000 students, HBCUs award 21% of undergraduate degrees that African Americans earn. Of the top ten producers of African Americans who go on to earn PHDs in STEM, eight are HBCUs, HBCUs figure prominently in America being able to achieve its higher education goals. This is the reason why The HBCU Nation has partnered with The White House's HBCU Initiative and it's 2020 Goal and the Lumina Foundation's MoveED Goal 2025 Initiative, with nearly 3,000 other organizations to share solutions to increase Higher Ed attainment for low income students, students of color, and first generational college students all across America.Produced and broadcast from the studios of WRVS FM 89.9 on the campus of Elizabeth City State University, The HBCU Nation Radio Show is the fastest growing and one of the most highly regarded media properties in The HBCU Community. Now broadcasting on HBCU SIRIUS XM Channel 142, powered by Howard University, it is the only Nationally Syndicated Radio Talk Show in America, that exclusively focuses on helping HBCU advocates, administrators, faculty, staff, students, and alumni, promote HBCU Excellence, HBCU Innovation, and HBCU Sustainability.As the Chief Executive Officer of The HBCU Nation, I am responsible for providing the leadership and administrative oversight of marketing, media, social media, brand management strategy and internal and external communication, in support of the overall mission and top priorities of America's 107 HBCUs, as a part of an integrated approach in collaboration with HBCU advocate agencies that seek the support of the philanthropic, business, government, military, and education communities in a national effort that invests in HBCU programs and initiatives.

North Carolina

Developed, organized, and launched The HBCU Project, a faith based grass roots movement, that has enabled us to connect with students attending HBCUs via social media all across America. We aim to help students share the love of God, by empowering them with historical, theological, philosophical, and scientific evidences to follow Jesus Christ. Our primary focus is to provide tools and resources in Systematic Theology and Apologetics with a missions oriented application for students and graduates of Historical Black Colleges and Universities, in an effort to mobilize the African American faith community towards recovering her missionary mandate and thereby fulfilling The Great Commission Jesus commands us to do in the Gospel of Matthew 28: 18-20.

Usa

Developed, organized and launched a nationwide public relations initiative post hurricane Katrina, in conjunction with FEMA, to organize public education on disaster mitigation and preparedness, citizen training, and volunteer programs, providing Americans the opportunity to safeguard themselves and their property. With the goal to encourage local citizens to come together with leaders from emergency management professionals, volunteer organizations, local elected officers and the private sector to participate in a range of measures that make their families, their homes, and their communities safer from the threats of crime, terrorism, public health issues and disasters of all kinds. Secured grants from FEMA totaling $300,000 and $1,500,000 from the private sector to help fund project. The project has been successful in reaching communities in 21 states across the nation.