By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
I was a World War II baby born to a prominent Harlem minister. Times were tough and money was scarce, but I remember hearing the gospel choir and soloists at church. I used to clap so long and loud that my hands became bright red. Singing with the choir made me feel...
By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
I became a high-school film teacher in 2000, at 51, after mentoring young film students. I thought teaching would be my encore career, but then the world changed, on September 11, 2001. IÂ felt a sense of urgency, to try to interrupt the vicious cycle of violence and...
By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
My background is in media sales and advertising, and I’ve had the opportunity to work with some great black media entrepreneurs. But too often, this country’s young black men are marginalized, vilified and demonized. I wanted to reimagine them as...
By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
Twenty-four men began the pilot program, 17 of whom completed it. Eight new ventures are launching from the first two cohorts. Funded by the Rockefeller, Wells Fargo and Knight Foundations, as well as the Small Business Administration. My background is in media sales...
By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
The humanitarian crisis that exists in my region is a “mass disaster.” I choose, however, to avoid the political rhetoric and appeal instead to essential human rights. In 2013, I founded the South Texas Human Rights Center, where I organize community...