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About Cool Boys Communicate, Inc.
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Welcome to the Cool Boys Communicate, Inc. overview. You are gathering insight about an organization that focuses on creating experiences that cultivate skillful communication and leadership in young African American men. On these pages, you will find the purpose of the organization, curriculum highlights, and member expectations and commitments. Please save this information so you too can share what the organization is about with friends, family, and the community.
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Latrina Cockrell
Co-Founder
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Meet the Founders
A family-led initiative, committed to empowering young men through mentorship, workshops, and real-world opportunities.
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Highlights
Purpose
Cool Boys Communicate, Inc. is a group of boys aged 12-18 putting in the work to be fluent readers, writers, and speakers. The group participates in engaging experiences that entice members to be impactful communicators and transformational leaders.
Mission
Vision
Creating experiences that cultivate skillful communicators and leaders.
Cool Boys Communicate members use the influence of literacy and self-awareness to exude leadership and integrity in the roles they serve both personally and professionally.
Toastmasters Youth Leadership Curriculum
CBC uses components of the Toastmasters Youth Leadership Curriculum to ground communication and leadership practices. Sessions enable participants to develop their written, verbal, and listening skills through the following:
Preparing and giving speeches
Evaluating their own & peers speaking ability
Participating in extemporaneous talks
Controlling their voice, vocabulary, gestures, & eye contact
Giving constructive feedback and more.
How the Curriculum Sessions Work
CBC curriculum sessions are structured for small group learning and presented by a coordinator who facilitates each session. Sessions generally follow a format similar to that of a Toastmasters club meeting, with an announced agenda that includes practice in parliamentary procedure, prepared and
impromptu speeches, and the selection of presiding officers.
Speeches and impromptu talks focus on participants finding their voice using the following communication mechanics:
Speech Organization
Eye contact
Vocal Variety
Research
Gestures
Speak to Persuade
Speak to Influence
Return on Investments for Participants
CBC participants learn, have fun, and are celebrated throughout the program through the following:
Social media exposure
Accomplishments shared with school officials, community leaders,
educators, and beyond
Social outings
Celebrity talks
NBA and NFL (and others) meet & greets
Sporting facility tours
College campus tours
Video game play
Trips, badges, mentoring, and more!
Return on Investment for Families and Society
CBC members are contributing, experienced, and skillful young men with strategies and experiences that prepare them for college, career, and beyond. The cultivated experiences in CBC are not likely to be a part of the public school curriculum and therefore, support changing the narrative of what young black boys know and can do.
Enhance planning, organizing, and time management skills
Serve as evaluators to practice listening and critical thinking
Become more self-confident and improve speaking skills
Provide feedback as a form of leadership
Track self-progress
Introduce new words to members and use them in speeches
Provide examples of good grammar and word usage
Practice team-building skills
Note unnecessary words and sounds used by members
Learn business and entrepreneurial skills
Reinvest in the community
Commitment
While the Cool Boys Communicate, Inc. program provides tremendous opportunities to the families in the program, it also requires considerable investment. This is not a hands-off program. Being a member requires a
commitment from the entire family. Parents are required to donate a minimum of 20 hours annually and participate in fundraisers. Scholars are required to attend weekly sessions and participate in speeches, debates, and leadership opportunities.
Once a Cool Boy, Always a Cool Boy. We Level Up!
The Beginning
Cool Boys Communicate, Inc. Members and Experiences
Charles Amica III
CBC Member
Ogo Eckwozor
CBC Member
Noah Cockrell
CBC Co-Founder
Tyler Jones
CBC Member
Chad Fairchild
CBC Member
Travis Thomas
CBC Member
CBC Inaugural Assembly
hosted by the founders Latrina, Noah, and Wardell Cockrell.
CBC Teens learn to share their point of view and the art of giving and receiving feedback.
Pictures highlighting experiences that cultivate skillful communicators and leaders.
Managing Difficult Conversations Session
Hosted by Remax
How do athletes prepare for college? Ask Joshua!
Chick-fil-A headquarters visit to discuss the definition of leadership and strategies to execute.
Hosted by Chris Alexander
Board Members
Dedication. Expertise. Passion.
