# Event Details - **Event Name**: Doctoral Dissertation Defense: "WHO REALLY CARES?" - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 16 Nov, 2025 at 01:00 pm – Sun, 16 Nov, 2025 at 03:00 pm - **Event Description**: Twenty years asking 'Who really cares?' 500,000+ lives influenced. Doctoral defense offers an answer. Find out more on Nov 16, 2025.About this EventJoin Bruce C. Carter as he defends his doctoral dissertation at the University of Texas at Arlington.DISSERTATION TITLE:WHO REALLY CARES? Examining Violence, Illiteracy, Non-Active Fathers, and Low Self-Esteem as Agents of Constructive Genocide Among Black Males in America Ages 12-26ABOUT THE RESEARCH:This study explores how treating households—not individuals—as the unit of change can interrupt cycles of violence. Families from Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha, Wisconsin participated in this research, validating a four-pillar approach to sustainable community transformation.THE FOUR PILLARS:Solid Foundation Certification (SFC) - Personal development before technical skillsStanding on Business (SoB) - Economic empowerment through entrepreneurshipEatz & Learn (E&L) - Household nutrition and education through family mealsBecoming The Best Dad (BTBD) - Structured father engagement and co-parentingThis dissertation brings academic rigor to over 20 years of community-led violence prevention work. The findings validate what communities have known: sustainable change happens at the household level.? EVENT DETAILS:Sunday, November 16, 2025? 1:00 PM CST? UT Arlington - Lone Star Auditorium? 300 W. First St, Arlington, TX 76010? WHO SHOULD ATTEND:- Community leaders and activists- Educators and school administrators- Fathers and parents- Nonprofit directors and social workers- Policy makers and government officials- Academic researchers and doctoral students- Violence prevention professionals- Anyone interested in community-led solutions?️ NO Admission Fee, But Must RSVP - Open to the publicLEARN MORE:? https://carterempowers.com/letsbuild/? Press Release: https://www.einpresswire.com/article/860220376/research-defense-examines-violence-illiteracy-non-active-fathers-and-low-self-esteem-among-black-males-in-america? Watch the short clip: https://youtu.be/tFW4cFgoJcESTAY CONNECTED:Subscribe for updates: via newsletterABOUT BRUCE C. CARTER:Bruce C. Carter is the founder of Carter Empowers and The Empowerment Network. Over the past 20 years, his work has influenced more than 500,000 young people through community-based violence prevention, father engagement programs, and economic empowerment initiatives.This research gives understanding and weight to what communities have known. 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