Sports & Media Heavy Weights join Urban Youth Racing School’s “What it Takes” Symposium
Strategies For Successfully re-engaging minority Male Students in their Academic Careers

Stehen A. Smith, Charles barkley, Jeremiah Trotter and Garry Cobb among those to Address You

In an effort to motivate high potential but under performing males and directly impact a horrendous student drop out rate and with President Obama’s naming of Philadelphia as one of three cities which include Detroit and Los Angeles, who together make up over 50 % of the United States drop out rate. Anthony Martin, Founder Urban Youth Racing School has convened a national panel of successful minority men to not only talk about success, but give these students the strategies they used as young men to avoid negative pitfalls and maneuver through everyday challenge at home and school eve n as they reached for the stars and achieved their goals.

The Symposium was moderated by ESPN Analyst, Stephen A. Smith and the panelist included Charles Barkley, TNT Analyst; Garry Cobb,WIP; Jeremiah Trotter, Former NFL Player; Steve Cunningham, Former Cruiser Weight Champ; Eddie Chambers, Pro Boxer; Ted Reid, Wealth Advisor; Carvin Haggins, Music producer; Keith Russell ABC Philadelphia Sports Anchor; Al Irby, Professional Sports Agent and Reggie Showers, Former NHRA Racer

In a first of kinds event, school, grades, sex, aids, absentee fathers, teenage pregnancy and self esteem were among the topics that were candidly discussed with the students by the panel of guest.

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