Join The New Era of
Leaders Driving Change
Reprogram the Mind.
Teach the Skills.
Position the Leaders.
This is BLAC.
Located in
San Diego, California
BLAC. (Black Leadership Alliance Coalition)
"BLAC is the new movement of disciplined, conscious young leaders—built to sharpen minds, build skills, and strengthen our communities with purpose and power.” — TJ Harris, Founder
Civic & Cultural Empowerment
Start with self-awareness — unlearn limits, embrace your roots, and lead with confidence and purpose.
Leadership Development
Building leaders who perform, inspire, and move communities forward.
Economic Empowerment
Fostering financial independence through career growth, skill development and business opportunities.
BLAC is changing the world.
We eradicate both structural and internal barriers that hold back “minority” professionals — and replace them with confidence, skill, and community power.
We break the cycle of “assumed inferiority” by reclaiming the mind, rebuilding leadership, and redefining the standard.
Through leadership, career readiness, and cultural empowerment, we build leaders and lasting systems — no more surviving the system, we rebuild it.
Mission
To strengthen Black and minority communities by empowering, developing, and employing the next generation of leaders — eradicating the notion that dark skin makes you less than.
New Era Leadership
Why Join BLAC?
Why Join BLAC?
Cultural Empowerment
Unlearn the lies. Own your story through history and identity work so you can lead with pride and purpose.
Takeaway: Strengthen identity, build confidence, and speak from truth.
Community Power
Rise through education, empowerment, and organization.
Takeaway: Learn to organize, lead, and create real, lasting community impact.
Alliance & Leadership Development
Join a coalition of thinkers, builders, and doers.
Takeaway: Sharpen leadership, communication, and organizing skills — become the example others follow.
Our Focuses
Cultural Empowerment
Restoring identity to build self-belief and cultural pride—eradicating internalized racism and self-doubt.
Leadership Development
Sharpen your leadership, emotional intelligence, and stratagem to rise as a powerful force in your career and community.
Economic Power
BLAC builds skilled leaders — connecting them to internships, careers, and business opportunities that drive economic power.
The New Era Leader
What sets BLAC apart is our unapologetic approach to generational transformation. We confront what others avoid—reprogramming mindsets, restoring identity, and redefining success. Our work empowers minority and first-generation leaders to break internal barriers, elevate their performance, and push the world forward.
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Development
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Employment
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Confidence
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Collaboration
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Advocacy
What’s the Problem?
Systemic conditioning has convinced too many of our youth and leaders that they are incompetent, undesirable, and undeserving of power.
4%
Black Americans control only 4% of the nation's wealth despite making up 13-14% of the population
50%
Most Black neighborhoods exceed national poverty rates and experience over 50% more violent crime
19.5%
19.5% of all Black Americans live in poverty
38%
More than one in four Black children lives in poverty, over double the rate for non-hispanic children
50%
Black and Latino graduates are 50% less likely to be hired after college.
According to data from Pew Research and the U.S. Census Bureau
Poverty → Crime + Violence
Economic Empowerment → Stable Communities + Sustainable Progress
"At BLAC, we believe in the transformative power of cultural empowerment and economic power. There is not a lack of talent or brilliance in our communities— we’ve lacked the systems that inspire belief and provide access to real power. Having empowered hundreds through academies, BLAC is leading a cultural shift—replacing bias with equity and real power.
- Founder of BLAC, TJ Harris
Reprogram the Minds.
Eradicate the belief that Black or darker skin is inferior.
Teach the Skills.
We equip first generation leaders with the tools, training, and strategy to thrive in today’s workforce and tomorrow’s economy.
Place the Leaders.
We connect talent to real opportunities—where they lead, transform, and reinvest their impact back into the community.
“You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas."
– Shirley Chisholm
Make an impact today
Support BLAC’s mission by contributing a donation.
Empowering our Future, Positioning our Leaders
Join BLAC in our mission to empower our communities rewriting our future.