| 1980-83 | Founded Black Men's support group via Cleveland Men Center |
| 1984 |
Simba Wachanga (Males) Neighborhood Based (9-15 yrs.) |
| 1986 |
Co-Organizers of National Rites of Passage Conferences KunJuFu, Hill, Kennedy, Banks, Simmons, Mpatinisha Malaika (Females) Neighborhood Based (9-15 yrs.) |
| 1987 | 1st Annual Rites of Passage National Conference, St. Louis |
| 1988 |
Establishment of School-Based Rites of Passage East Cleveland Public Schools Focus Scope School/Kirk Middle School (Boys 5-6)(Boys & Girls 7-8) 1st Private Funding Cleveland Foundation (Goldie Alvis) Contact with Roy Bernard - Cincinnati, Ohio Provided TA 2nd Annual Rites of Passage National Conference, Cleveland Male/Female Adult Training Issue Contact with Carla Travis - Lima, Ohio Provided T.A. and Youth Bonding Contact with Nzinga Coppock and Stars – D.C. and New York City Speaker at Stars National Conference - New York CityChanged Simba Wachanga/Mataika to Ohio Rites of Passage Network |
| 1989 | 3rd Annual Rites of Passage National Conference, Chicago
(Cicero) Established Minimum Rites of Passage Standards for a National Rites of Passage Conference Network Contact with Moriba Kelsey and Columbus, Ohio Provided T.A. and Training Organization of Ohio Africentric Rites of Passage KollectiveContact with NTU Rites of Passage (Milwaukee and Chicago - Mensah, Harpole and O'Conner) W.K. Kellogg Leadership Fellowship (Paul Hill, Jr.) 1989-1992 Focus on Male Socialization International Field Study of Indigenous Cultures (African, South America, Australia, and New Zealand) |