Black Action Network Committee strengthens Black communities by confronting the root causes of youth crime, housing instability, economic underdevelopment, and unresolved mental and emotional trauma.
We do this through youth programming, community-based training, and powerful media storytelling that turns real challenges into pathways for stability, leadership, and opportunity.

B.A.N.C

Black Action Network

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VISION

BANC (Black Action Network Committee) is a community development and media organization committed to removing the structural barriers that limit stability, safety, and opportunity in Black communities. Our work focuses on four critical areas that shape quality of life: youth crime prevention and career development, housing stability and community ownership, economic development and organizational readiness, and mental and emotional wellness.

Our vision is to build a full-circle ecosystem where individuals—especially youth and families most impacted by instability—gain the tools, exposure, and internal capacity needed to move from survival to agency, and from reaction to leadership. We believe communities change when people are equipped not only with opportunity, but with clarity, emotional regulation, and pathways to meaningful participation.

Through coordinated programming, trauma-informed education, leadership development, and strategic media storytelling, BANC turns lived experience into action. From youth development pipelines and career-connected training to public conversations, short films, and narrative campaigns, we make invisible barriers visible while amplifying real solutions that strengthen families, organizations, and neighborhoods.

As BANC continues to grow, we are building toward a solutions hub that does more than raise awareness—we develop leaders, support grassroots initiatives, and mobilize media, capital access, and strategic support to help community-driven solutions take root, scale, and produce measurable, long-term impact.

Current projects

IMPACTFLUENCE

Workforce development to combat youth crime.
ImpactFluence is BANC's creative entrepreneurship and media training program for young people ages 15 to 25. We give them ownership instead of odds. Free video training anyone can access. A free six month cohort with weekly lessons, live community events, and a final showcase. And a five seat mastermind that puts a monthly stipend in each participant's pocket and invests real money directly into their business. With licensed mental health support, every participant learns exactly where they are set up to self sabotage based on where they come from, then builds anyway. In our pilot of six, every single participant turned the program into paid work.

To apply for fall 2026 IMPACTFLUENCE FILL OUT FORM BELOW

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Want to give equipment instead of money? Here is what our workforce development program puts straight into young people's hands:

Cameras and lenses
iPads and tablets for editing and design
Laptops or desktops that can run editing software
Microphones, podcast mics, and audio interfaces
Headphones and studio speakers
Lighting kits, softboxes, and ring lights
Tripods, gimbals, and stabilizers
SD cards, hard drives, and SSDs
Batteries, chargers, cables, and camera bags
Green screens and backdrops
Gift cards to Amazon, B&H, or Best Buy for gear
Editing software subscriptions like Adobe

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Thinking Above the line
Show & Luncheon

Trauma-informed conversations that spark community development and cultural shifts.

Combining our quarterly luncheons and multimedia talk series, Thinking Above the Line brings together leaders, families, and creatives to explore solutions to the core issues shaping our neighborhoods: family structure, violence prevention, economic mobility, and cultural transformation.

These intentional spaces create alignment across generations, sectors, and lived experiences—building momentum toward safer, stronger, more connected communities.

Leadership Team

Strategic. Creative. Transformational.

The BANC leadership team is a force of visionaries who merge strategic thinking, healing-centered leadership, and creative power to drive community transformation. From trauma-informed counseling to multimedia storytelling and enterprise building, this team doesn’t just run programs—they build movements that shift culture and unlock human potential.