P.A.T.H.Forward

Building generational wealth through guaranteed basic income, homeownership programs, and Black business investment initiatives.

• ▸Push for guaranteed jobs or basic income at federal, state, and local levels.
• ▸Expand access to low-interest capital for Black-owned businesses via local campaigns and partnerships.
• ▸Provide direct cash assistance to Black teens and support fatherhood reintegration programs.
• ▸Start community-based CDFIs and/or Credit Unions.

Ending mass incarceration, reforming sentencing disparities, and creating pathways for family reunification and community healing.

• ▸Mass clemency for Black men for nonpayment of child support where poverty is a factor.
• ▸Court reform to end misuse of protective orders against Black fathers.
• ▸Create state-level PATH Family Mediation and Custody Equality Acts.

Comprehensive healthcare coverage addressing mental health, preventive care, and health disparities affecting Black men.

• ▸Campaign for Medicare for All with a Black Men's Health Equity mandate.
• ▸Expand interventions for lead, asthma, addiction, and trauma in communities.
• ▸Host health fairs and seminars specifically designed for Black men.
• ▸Push states to adopt Black Men's Mental Health Bills of Rights.

Safeguarding voting rights, ensuring fair representation, and combating voter suppression to secure our democratic voice.

• ▸Enforce voting rights for formerly incarcerated individuals.
• ▸Monitor voter suppression and respond with rapid public action.
• ▸Increase local voter registration efforts for Black men.
• ▸Educate communities on redistricting, ballot initiatives, and poll access.

Culturally relevant education, increased funding for HBCUs, and curricula that celebrate Black history and achievement.

• ▸Partner with school districts to expand STEM-H3 curricula.
• ▸Push for full state funding of Afrocentric education and career pathways.
• ▸Build community schools and alternative education hubs with cultural grounding.
• ▸Build literacy camps and programs for Black boys.

Affordable housing initiatives, community investment programs, and urban renewal that serves existing residents.

• ▸Prioritize Black homeownership and cooperative housing models.
• ▸Designate Black neighborhoods as Justice Zones for reinvestment.
• ▸Use TOPA (in DC) and collective purchasing to acquire and repair blighted properties.

Comprehensive reparations programs, truth and reconciliation processes, and systemic change for historical injustices.

• ▸Organize reparations campaigns across communities and through Congress focused on community investment.
• ▸Support passage of H.R. 40 and local ordinances for direct payments and community funds.