Priorities
OBJECTIVES
- Reduce the number of African Americans entering the corrections system
- Increase the number of African Americans entering and completing higher education
- Improve racially biased and stereotypical media practices by creating and promoting accurate and diverse representations of African American culture
- Educate and inform stakeholders, legislation and public policy to increase awareness of the transgenerational impact of poverty and racism
- Stabilize young families living in and on the brink of poverty through education, training, employment and social enterprise development
ONE LOVE CITIES
ONE LOVE GLOBAL focuses its efforts and resources in 12 metropolitan areas in the United States where more than 30% percent of children live below the poverty level:
Atlanta, GA - 48.1%
Detroit, MI - 47.8%
Milwaukee, WI - 41.3%
New Orleans, LA - 41%
Memphis, TN - 38.5%
St. Louis, MO - 36.4%
Philadelphia, PA - 35.7%
Baltimore, MD - 34.6%
Washington, D.C. - 33.9%
Newark, NJ/Buffalo/New York, NY - 33%, 32.1%, 30.7%
Cleveland, OH - 32.2%