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BARNABAS SHAKUR

Raised amongst gangs, drugs, violence and other struggles associated with economically disadvantaged communities, Barnabas became empowered after the tragic life sentence of his 19 year old best friend. On his road to becoming a great social entrepreneur he has managed to become a multi-award winning social entrepreneur with awards including:

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Other Accomplishments:
  • The W.K. Kellogg Foundation did a case study on Mr. Shakur and nine other young entrepreneurs throughout America called Youth Engagement and Social Entrepreneurship: Case Studies of Deep Community Change by Toole, J.C. & Toole, P.H. (2004).
  • In 2003 Barnabas & PR-G was selected by the Partnership for After School Education (PASE) to be profiled in its Youth Connect Manual as a model for environmental stewardship towards Youth Led Community Service. The manual was nationally released in 2005.
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