Community Voices: Kareem ‘Biggs’ Burke Discusses Mentorship Within the Black Community

As a part of our commitment and responsibilities as an ally, we intend to highlight and amplify black voices within our community. Each week, we’ll be introducing you to a new guest who will be diving into important topics about the #BlackLivesMatter movement. We hope that you will find this series educational and empowering. This week we linked with Kareem ‘Biggs’ Burke, co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records to examine the importance of mentorship within the Black Community:

-Why is mentorship important to you and within the Black community?

-How does one identify a mentor?

-With some of the obstacles that face the Black community within the workforce today, what is some advice you can give them to help them advance in their careers?

And more…

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mentoring-desparately-nee_b_8193238

https://www.ebony.com/news/race-culture/mentoring-black-males-opinion/

https://www.augusta.edu/aami/documents/brown-perceivedincfluence.pdf

https://www.unl.edu/mentoring/why-mentoring-important#:~:text=Mentoring%20is%20important%2C%20not%20only,enhances%20students’%20chances%20for%20success.

https://journals.psu.edu/mentor/article/view/61245/60877

Thank you for joining us today. Make sure you keep an eye out for our second installment of Community Voices.