“It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains.”
Jeffery Roman
I am an equity advocate, educator, systems organizer, and strategist working with grassroots, philanthropy, systems leaders, and the public and nonprofit sectors. I have been a driving force behind Milwaukee, WI’s expanding Black Male Achievement field and local and statewide racial equity and inclusion programs and policy initiatives. I am also an Unapologetically Black! activist, organizer, and activist; a builder and sustainer of the Black community.
Professional Background: Former Racial Equity and Youth Development Roundtable Fellow with the Aspen Institute Roundtable on Community Change; former Executive Director of Urban Roots, Inc.; currently a Program Officer and a Policy and Systems Innovation Fellow with the Community Advocates Public Policy Institute; serves as a Commissioner and Chairperson of City of Milwaukee Equal Rights Commission; Campaign Director for Youth Justice Milwaukee; National Member of BYP-100
Areas of consulting expertise: Black Male Achievement, racial equity and inclusion, community outreach and engagement, program design and implementation, youth development, campaign management, policy advocacy, community and systems organizing, community capacity building.
Publications, awards, and accomplishments
2015 Philanthropic Five Award Recipient, United Way of Greater Milwaukee
2015 Men Who Empower Men Award Recipient, Milwaukee Community Journal
