Mr. Ralph White The Helping Hand
Mr. Ralph White, CEO and President of the Stockton Black Leadership Council listens while Rev. Thurnell Clayton explains his point of view. Mr. White is instrumental in the development of the Stockton Chapter Association of Midnight Basketball and Every Life Matters Programs. Rev. Clayton is meeting with Grover V Crump on Dec. 3, 2015 to […]
Meeting of The Minds
L-R Jackie Don White Mentor and Public Speaker, Jesse Smith SPD Board Member, mentor and Public Speaker, Grover V Crump Association of Midnight Basketball Exec Dir and Rev. Thurnell Clayton (P) Board Member, Counselor and Public Speaker. Dec 2, 2015 The Stockton Black Leadership Council met and discussed the upcoming Black Freedom Day Parade. An […]
Every Life Matters – Justice for Cedric Purify
As I explained in a previous article, why this cause with Association of Midnight Basketball is personal after the shooting of my little cousin Cedric Purify. Today his mother posted a video for the public to see: “This is Sherie Tyson-Britton, mother of Cedric Purify who was recently murdered. Cedric was also the cousin of […]
Stockton/San Joaquin County Association of Midnight Basketball Exec. Dir. and CEO Believers Inc.
Grover Vernard Crump (Ricky) CEO of Believers Inc. Assoc. of Association of Midnight Basketball and Every Life Matters Programs. Grover lived the street life and had some issues before joining the Army for 16 years. After his Honorable Discharge and for 17 years he worked with troubled youth as a staff and Facility Manager. Prior […]
Association of Midnight Basketball and Every Life Matters Is Personal
I never thought or would believe that senseless gun violence would take the life of my little cousin Cedric Purify. Five months after this picture it became a painful reality. I felt and saw the devastating effect this will always have on his mother, brother, other family members and friends. His little son no longer […]
New Member of Stockton Team
Jesse Smith has jumped on board to help with our programs. Stockton has less than 10 black police officers and he is one. Jesse is a native of Stockton and has long family history here. He wants to help bridge the gap between law enforcement and the community. He wants to show the youth that he […]
Stockton Believers Inc. Association of Midnight Basketball Secretary
Nicole R Walker is Stockton’s Believers. Inc. Association of Midnight Basketball Secretary. Former Probation Officer with Siskiyou County, she now works for the state as a Special Investigator With The Board of Vocational Nursing.
Stockton/San Joaquin County Association of Midnight Basketball Chief Financial Officer
Bryan K Peppers is the Stockton Believers Inc. Association of Midnight Basketball Chief Financial Officer. Former banker, Bryan is now the CEO of The Peppers Group. A firm that helps people with Wealth Management and Insurance.
Good Father Video – Powerful Message by Corey Flamez
Stockton to Use “Every Life Matters/The Living Work Shop” as it’s Scared Stiff Program
Lawrence C. Gray CEO Association of Midnight Basketball Inc. developed the Scared Stiff Program. The Stockton chapter is utilizing many of the same concepts of Scared Stiff. However, we wanted to make the name more personal and morally connecting. We wanted emphasis on human value and empathy. The end results are designed to be very similar to Scared Stiff. […]