The youth will lead us

It is the young trees that make up the forest.” -African proverb

The African American Roundtable exists to organize, nurture and transform Black leaders to build power in service of Black liberation. Our vision is to be a joyful, political home for Black people to thrive in liberated, interconnected communities.

When we developed our 2023-2025 Strategic Plan last year, we knew that it was time for our organization to focus on bringing more young people into our work. We decided that we wanted to expand our membership and programming to include youth and to develop at least 10 youth leaders by 2025.

We’re thrilled to share that we’re well on our way to realizing this vision! We are currently hiring a Youth Organizer to lead this work. Once this person comes aboard, we’ll have a full-time staff member dedicated to working alongside Milwaukee’s youth. We can’t tell you how excited we are about this! 

We’ll also be launching a youth membership campaign later this year, where we’ll offer training, professional development and opportunities for young people to plug into our work. They will be able to regularly meet with staff for mentorship as well.

Black liberation is collective; it will take all of us. But we must always remember that we will never get free without including the voices and work of young people.