Amare El Jamii - Action Talks

Amare El Jamii was an on-again off-again community college student without a strong or consistent focus. That changed with the birth of his daughter. Remembering someone telling him as a youth that you either work with your back or work with your brain, he was ready to choose the latter. He finished community college, transferred to UCLA and earned a B.S. in Statistics and Applied Mathematics.

After a series of positions working in higher education such as success coach, program intern and others, Amare now heads two non-profit organizations committed to getting youth college and career ready. He's Executive Director of the James T. Mitchell Pre- Apprenticeship Academy and Founding Partner of Cultivating Hope.

Originally from Waterbury, Connecticut, Amare now resides in Southern California with his family.

Favorite song: They Reminisce Over You by Pete Rock and C. L. Smooth.

Favorite words: Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome by Joy DeGruy.

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About this podcast: In each episode, a Brother reflects on his life; explores the experience of being a Black man in America; shares his interactions with law enforcement; and answers the question "If America was a woman, what would you say to her?"

Every interview starts with getting-to-know-you questions about favorites, accomplishments and then goes deeper. You won't find a collection of conversations with Black men like this anywhere else. Hear their wisdom.

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Special thanks to Sonji Walker, Shedrick Sanders, Abigail Gonzalez, Don Davis and William Hamilton for their generous support.