Milan Drake, Executive Director of The Jabez Project, embodies passion for his work and embraces his gift as a messenger of hope, strength, empowerment, and awakening. It is his passion for youth and his desire to do “a new thing” in the lives of young people that lead him to start The Jabez Project. Through his work with young people he has had the opportunity to participate with Mayor Ron Dellums Campaign on the Dropout Prevention Task Force/Committee and he has also been nominated an “Ambassador for Peace” by the Universal Peace Federation and the Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace .

Since learning and growth can take place anywhere, at any time, by people of any age, Milan can frequently be found taking his messages of hope, strength, empowerment and awakening on the road. Some of Milan’s most recent speaking engagements include:

Ebenezer AME Church
2006 Men’s Spiritual Retreat
Cambridge, MD
Topic: Hip-Hop – Its Influence on Our Young People, Its Influence on Our Relationships & Solutions to Bridging The Gaps

The Mentoring Center
Kwanza Commencement Ceremonies
Oakland, CA
Topic: As A Man Thinketh: The State of Hip-Hop & Us

East Oakland Youth Development Center
Boost Mobile: Boosting Leaders For Tomorrow – Youth Sports & Entertainment Camp
Oakland, CA
Topic: (Think Big, Dream Big, and Plan Big)

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