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The vision of the Urban Assembly Academy of History and Citizenship for Young Men is best expressed in Haki Madhubuti's poem—The Book of Life. We took the liberty to make minor adaptations to the poem to align with our authentic vision:

BOOK OF LIFE

You will recognize our scholars by the way they act and move

throughout the world

There will be a strange force about them,

There will be unspoken answers in them,

This will be obvious not only to you but to many

The confidence they have in themselves and in their community will be

evident in their quiet saneness.

The way they relate to women will be clean, complimentary,

responsible and with honesty.

The way they relate to children will be strong and soft, full of

positive direction.

The way they relate to men will be that of questioning our position

In this world, will be one of planning for movement and change,

Will be one of working for their people will be one of gaining and

maintaining trust within their community,

These men at first will seem strange and unusual but this will not

be the case for long.

They will train others and the discipline they display will become a

way of life for many

They know that this is difficult, but this is the life that they have

chosen for themselves, for us, for life:

They will be the examples,

They will be the answers,

They will be the first line builders,

They will be the creators,

They will be the first to give up the pleasures,

They will be the first to share a value system,

They will be the workers,

They will be the scholars,

They will be the providers,

They will be the historians,

They will be the doctors, lawyers, farmers, priests, and all that is

needed for development and growth.

You will recognize these young men and

THEY WILL NOT BETRAY YOU!!

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