Behind the Mask, Mentoring & the Power of Community for Boys | Ashanti Branch

Behind the Mask, Mentoring & the Power of Community for Boys | Ashanti Branch By Lana Reid | April 15, 2026 As part of the Black Men Matter Series, Lana Reid sits down with Ashanti Branch, founder and executive director of Ever Forward Club, to discuss the lunch conversations that sparked what would become more than two decades of mentoring, emotional development work, and youth leadership support. Branch reflects on what those early conversations with young men revealed about the need for community and […] The post Behind the Mask, Mentoring & the Power of Community for Boys | Ashanti Branch appeared first on Lana Reid .