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 represents the new generation of leaders—equipping them with the mindset, skills, and opportunities to lead, uplift their communities, and shape a better world.” – TJ Harris, Founder
Civic & Cultural Empowerment
Begin with self-awareness. Unlearn limiting beliefs, embrace heritage, and grow in confidence, pride, and purpose to lead with impact.
Leadership Development
Equipping leaders with workforce skills to excel and inspire change.
Economic Empowerment
Fostering financial independence through career growth and business opportunities.
BLAC is changing the world.
We eradicate both structural and internal barriers holding back “minority” professionals — and replace them with confidence, skill, and community power.
We reverse negative programming into purpose, turning doubt into discipline and self-denial into self-belief.
Through leadership, career readiness, and cultural empowerment, we build lasting systems rooted in mastery and collective purpose — so our people don’t just survive the system, we recreate 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
Own your story. Lead with pride, purpose, and a deep understanding of your heritage and worth.
Community Power
Drive real change through advocacy, reform, and reinvestment — because when we rise, our neighborhoods rise too.
Alliance & Leadership
Join a coalition of bold thinkers, builders, and doers — leaders redefining what progress looks like for our people.
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.
Career Readiness
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 dismantle internalized barriers and rise with confidence, clarity, and purpose-driven excellence.
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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 young Black leaders with the tools, training, and strategy to thrive in today’s workforce and tomorrow’s economy.
Place the Leaders.
We connect our talent to real opportunities—where they don’t just participate, they lead and transform the spaces they enter.
“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.