Black Men Matter Series: Empowering Young Lives Through Education and Mentorship | Jarrell Harris

In this episode of The Male Perspective, Lana Reid sits down with Jarrell Harris - Founder of Empowering Males, Inc. and the educational initiative Empowering Young Lives Academy. Jarrell shares the personal journey that led him into education, explaining how a difficult season marked by grief, personal setbacks, and the loss of his grandmother ultimately became the path to discovering his gift for teaching. He reflects on becoming one of the few Black men in early childhood education, overcoming stereotypes surrounding male educators, and the mentors who recognized his potential and encouraged him to pursue his calling.Jarrell also discusses the vision behind launching Empowering Young Lives Academy before expanding his work through Empowering Males, Inc., and why he believes educating the whole child extends far beyond academics. He explains the importance of life skills, strong parent engagement, and creating environments where children can thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. Jarrell also emphasizes the vital role community mentors play in helping young people succeed and why today's youth still need safe spaces where they can build relationships, develop confidence, and grow into future leaders.𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘀:https://www.instagram.com/empoweringmalesinc/https://www.facebook.com/EmpoweringMalesInc/https://www.facebook.com/empoweringyounglives1/...𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗱 𝗮𝘁:https://linktr.ee/theladylanareid. ..𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻:Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/4019OO6Amazon Music - https://bit.ly/41UlLI2iHeart Radio - https://ihr.fm/3BOmdx4Pandora - https://bit.ly/3CezvD8Spotify - https://spoti.fi/40eoPxr🔔 Want to be a guest or have a guest idea? 📝 GUEST SUBMISSION FORM: https://forms.gle/owz3k5i3xpwzsEZs6#EarlyChildhoodEducation #BlackEducators #YouthMentorship #EducationalLeadership #BlackMenMatter