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Black Youth Empowerment Network and Overcame & Overcoming are proud to jointly present 478 to Spelhouse: The College Exposure Experience.

Taking place on October 15, this experience is open to high school juniors and seniors from counties within Georgia’s 478 area code, including but not limited to Houston, Bibb, Peach, and Macon counties. Participants will visit Morehouse College and Spelman College to explore campus life, connect with current students, and learn about pathways to higher education. Transportation will be provided from Warner Robins.

Founded by young leaders from Warner Robins, our organizations share a commitment to investing in the communities that shaped us. This experience is made possible through the support of partners based in the Warner Robins area who are helping us expand access and opportunity for local students.

Space is limited. Learn more and register through the link in our bio, or share this with a high school junior or senior who may be interested.

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Session One is locked in! 🎤✨

Join us for “Founders Story” with Jayshun Mathews, Founder & Executive Director of BYEN, as he shares his journey building BYEN and the impact he’s creating for the next generation.

📍 African American Hall of Fame
🗓️ September 19 | 1–5PM

Spots are filling up, don’t miss this one. RSVP now via the link in our bio!

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Hey BYENHOUSE Family,

Today’s, day in the life was traveling to “New beginnings full gospel Baptist church” with the founder and executive director of @wearebyen. During our visit at this astonishing and highly blessed church, our founder was able to introduce himself and deliver an impeccable speech regarding the Black Youth Empowerment Network!
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#byenhouse #content #explorepage✨ #morehouse #church

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Our 2025 Honorees set the bar HIGH for the inaugural HBCUniverse 30 Under 30 🚀

From being featured in Forbes to being celebrated at our HBCU Brunch in Houston, these 30 leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs, and changemakers are a powerful reflection of what the future of the HBCU community looks like.

And now, it’s YOUR turn. 👀

The next generation of HBCUniverse 30 Under 30 is being selected NOW. If you’re an emerging leader, founder, innovator, advocate, creator, or changemaker making an impact, this is your opportunity to join one of the most exciting networks of young HBCU leaders in the country.

Applications close September 30, 2026 ✅

Apply here (+ Link in Bio): https://form.jotform.com/venture4them/2026-hbcuniverse-30U30

#HBCUniverse #HBCU30Under30 #30Under30 #HBCU #HBCUPride

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The answers to tomorrow’s challenges are already taking shape in today’s youth.

This year’s Next-Gen Award recipient, @j4yshun, is empowering the next generation of Black leaders through the Black Youth Empowerment Network (@wearebyen). What began as a vision in high school has grown into a national, youth-led movement connecting Black young people with the tools, relationships, and opportunities to lead.

Jay’Shun, thank you for seeing a need, answering the call, and building the future you knew Black youth deserved. 🫱🏽‍🫲🏾

#BLMAwards2026

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Thirteen years later, the work continues because the people never stopped.

As we celebrate 13 years of Black Lives Matter, we’re reminded that this movement has always lived in the people.

The Dreamers & Disruptors Awards are a reflection of that, recognizing extraordinary leaders whose work reflects our foundational pillars and the countless ways Black communities continue to dream, organize, heal, create, advocate, and build.

Join us in giving these changemakers their flowers. 💐 👏🏾

#BLMAwards2026

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The 95th Trailblazing Administration would like to wish our Chief of Staff Jay’Shun Mathews a very happy birthday. Thank you for all the work you do both seen and unseen for Morehouse College. You stepped up to the call of service and we are excited to see all you do in this new academic year.

#Trailblazing95th #TranscendTheOdds

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Happy Birthday to one incredible visionary who started it all, our National Founder and Executive Director, Mr. Jay’Shun Mathews!

From the entire BYEN HOUSE family, we hope you have a joyful and deeply meaningful birthday. Thank you for your incredible leadership, your vision for the National organization, and for constantly inspiring us to reach higher. We appreciate everything you do!

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Celebrating the inaugural Young Futures Awardees powered by @hopelab_org.

At the YF Block Party, we had the joy of honoring leaders building toward a tech-filled future where young people can truly thrive.

We awarded changemakers across six categories: Good Actors Within Tech and Innovation, Research and Academia, Storytellers: Journalists, Artists, and Influencers, Activists, Entrepreneurs and Adults Championing Youth and Their Families.

Together, they’re showing us what it looks like to meet this moment with imagination, care, courage, and a deep commitment to young people’s agency, wellbeing, and futures.

We’re so grateful to celebrate their work, their vision, and the futures they are helping make real.

#YFBlockParty2026

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Meet the inaugural 2026 Young Futures Awardees, powered by Hopelab! ✨
These leaders are shaping what it looks like for young people to grow up with more agency, safety, belonging and possibility in a tech-filled world.

Across research, technology, storytelling, activism, entrepreneurship and youth advocacy, they’re building tools, communities, policies, stories and systems that center young people not as an afterthought, but as the future already leading us forward.

We’re so proud to welcome them into the Young Futures community and celebrate them at the first-ever YF Block Party in Austin.

Learn more about the 2026 Young Futures Awardees at the link in bio.

#YFBlockParty2026

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