Initiating a Brotherhood
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"Mizzou Black Men's Initiative to graduate first class. ... In 2009, Nathan Stephens, former senior coordinator of the Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center, and graduate assistant Marcus Mayes formed the Mizzou Black Men's Initiative to retain and help persist black men all the way through graduation. The group started with nine members in 2009 and has grown to more than 80 students. 'Our goal is to have 100 percent of the men who come through the program graduate,' Mayes says. But sometimes, it's not just about the numbers. Mayes, the staff coordinator for MBMI, graduated from MU in 2008 with his bachelor's in business administration. While a student at MU, Mayes competed in track and field and says the closest thing he had to a support system like MBMI was his team."
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