{"id":150737,"date":"2026-02-10T21:58:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T21:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/150737\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T21:58:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T21:58:08","slug":"100-black-men-of-tampa-bay-helps-young-men-get-mentorship-professional-clothing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/150737\/","title":{"rendered":"100 Black Men of Tampa Bay helps young men get mentorship, professional clothing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">TAMPA, Fla. &#8211; As Black History Month is celebrated across the community, the 100 Black Men of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/hillsborough\/tampa\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tampa<\/a> Bay are stepping in with both guidance and action.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">Through programs like Suit Up and Show Out, young men are fitted with suits, shoes and ties while also building confidence and connections with mentors who look like them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">WHAT&#8217;S RIGHT WITH TAMPA BAY: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/clearwater-empowerment-garden-combats-food-desert-fresh-produce-families\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Clearwater &#8216;Empowerment Garden&#8217; combats food desert with fresh produce for families<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wrtb-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-2899190a=\"\">What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">President Marcel Blythe said the impact goes far beyond clothing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">&#8220;It is a hand up. It allows them the opportunity to get fitted,&#8221; Blythe said. &#8220;So many of them do not have the opportunity to know what it feels like to have a great suit and a great pair of shoes.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-2899190a=\"\">Dig deeper:<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">The organization focuses on mentoring, education, health and economic empowerment with leaders hoping these moments help young men see what is possible for their future.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wrtb-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/forgotten-angels-helps-teens-who-age-out-foster-care-at-risk-youth-i-was-blessed-be-blessing\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;Forgotten Angels&#8217; helps teens who age out of foster care, at-risk youth: &#8216;I was blessed to be a blessing&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">Suit Up and Show Out is just one of several initiatives offered by the 100 Black Men of Tampa Bay, which serves young people across the region through long-term mentorship and community involvement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">The group said consistent exposure to positive role models can help students build pride, confidence and direction.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-2899190a=\"\">What you can do:<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">More information about programs, mentorship opportunities, and upcoming events is available through <a href=\"https:\/\/100blackmenoftampabay.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">the organization\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: The information in this story includes details from the president of 100 Black Men of Tampa Bay.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/series\/whats-right-with-tampa-bay\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-2899190a=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">What&#8217;s Right with Tampa Bay<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TAMPA, Fla. &#8211; As Black History Month is celebrated across the community, the 100 Black Men of Tampa&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":150738,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[115,405,135,137,136,3970],"class_list":{"0":"post-150737","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tampa","8":"tag-news","9":"tag-series","10":"tag-tampa","11":"tag-tampa-headlines","12":"tag-tampa-news","13":"tag-whats-right-with-tampa-bay"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=150737"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150737\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/150738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=150737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=150737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}