16.4% of black teens have carried a weapon.
Among 10- to 24-year-olds, homicide is the leading cause of death of blacks.
Young black men represent more than 40% of the prison population.
Rev. Dr. James C. Perkins, founder of the Benjamin E. Mays Boys Academy, has responded to the national crisis affecting black teen boys. In Playbook for Christian Manhood: 12 Key Plays for Black Teen Boys, he has compiled a game plan for black males ages 11–15 that supplies twelve essential lessons that wi