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High Aspirations for African American boys

High Aspirations for African American boys

Update: 2024-06-24
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Henry Wash, President, CEO and Founder of High Aspirations,1 describes their mentorship program for disadvantaged boys.2 His mother abandoned him when he was only 3 months old.3 He was in foster care until he was adopted at age 7. A teacher told him he could not learn,3 but he connected with a series of mentors who convinced him otherwise. He earned associates degrees then a bachelors,1 then a Masters in Public Administration from the Henry Bloch School of Management at UMKC.3 He leveraged that into a successful career including with Freightquote,2 an online transportation broker. He and his wife founded High Aspirations in 2003.2 They incorporated in 2010. In 2013, Henry left Freightquote to devote full time to High Aspirations.1 They focus primarily on African American boys aged 8 to 18 living with a single mother. 

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Also, two Foolkiller events are scheduled for July 13 and 20, two Saturdays, 11 and 18 days from this broadcast.



July 13, 1-10 PM, All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 4501 Walnut, KCMO, will feature a full day of music, theater, storytelling, and progressive political discussion. 1-5 PM will feature an open mike. 5 PM a Mediterranean buffet. 7-10 concert. The open mike is free. $20 for the buffet and $25 for the concert, plus a 10-16% service fee. More information from Brown Paper Tickets.

July 20, 1:30 pm at Kansas City Oasis, 1717 W 41st, KCMO, the 35th Anniversary of FOOLKILLER FOLK RADIO will be celebrated with an audience singalong of songs of celebration, inspiration and agitation. Net proceeds will support the Missouri Peace Foundation, a 501(c)(3) associated with Peaceworks Kansas City. This is part of the Kansas City Fringe festival. Tickets are available on the Fringe website. (NOTE: You may need to purchase a Foolkiller Button for $5 in addition to a ticket for the Singalong. This was communicated verbally by someone who thinks they know. It is NOT documented in the web page for ticket sales.)



Since 1970, Foolkiller, later known as Cross Currents,  has been a major force for creative community, cultural activity in the Kansas City area. Over the years hundreds of people have participated in plays, discussion groups, songwriting circles, kkfi radio programs and other cultural activities designed to create a better world by encouraging folks to become involved in creating their own culture rather than being a cultural consumer. These activities have been directed towards a variety of community activities, including agitating for social justice issues and supporting the Mid Coast Radio Project during its 11 year struggle to create a new community radio station, which became KKFI.

Kansas City Foolkillers were planning a 50th anniversary for 2020. It did not happen then due to circumstances beyond their control, but the Foolkillers continued and are now inviting you to help them celebrate their 54th anniversary, July 13 and 20. 

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https://www.highaspirationskc.org/about-us

https://www.ccbfinancial.com/publications/ccb/podcast/banking-on-kc-henry-wash-of-high-aspirations-september-2023

https://www.kcur.org/show/up-to-date/2019-05-08/how-one-social-entrepreneur-is-putting-henry-blochs-mentorship-to-work-in-kansas-city
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High Aspirations for African American boys

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