Photography by Ken Hall

PURE Youth Athletics Alliance is a local nonprofit doing exceptional work in our community, and they recently hosted an event at the Benjamin Hooks Central Library. PURE stands for Progressing Under Restraints and Extremes, and it is a residential education program that provides at-risk students the resources they need to achieve the ultimate academic success. Their mission is to empower underprivileged school-aged, African American young men to overcome generational poverty through the power of education. For more information about PURE programming and how they are making a difference, visit pureyouth.org