To date, we have facilitated 140+ Learn 2 Live forums and have trained over 70,000 students.  Kappa Alpha Psi® is actively scheduling future forums to reach the 200-forum goal.

Recent events such as the ESPY’s and the BET awards have featured celebrity figures, which are using their celebrity status to raise awareness and call for unified movement toward social justice and equality as it relates to police practices and procedures.  Other celebrities have rallied support through campaigns tapping into the millions of followers on their respective social media platforms.  Regardless of the stage, celebrity support has proven to be greatly effective way of
raising the social consciousness of this matter.   

Kappa Alpha Psi®’s membership roster includes a long list of celebrity personalities in sports, entertainment, business and other fields of human endeavor.  Our efforts will include rallying various celebrity personalities within Kappa Alpha Psi®’s base, leveraging the power of their celebrity in a marketing effort to actively promote and advance the Learn 2 Live initiative.

Kappa Alpha Psi® and NOBLE are in the process of developing printed handout material for every attendant of a Learn 2 Live forum.  The dissemination of handout materials to attendants provides several benefits.  They offer a handy reference in more detailed fashion of the information presented in the forum. Handouts provide a tangible take-away; a concrete reminder of the key points, objectives, statistics and recommendations that must be imbedded in the minds of those whom we have the opportunity to influence.   It also allows the forum participants the opportunity to fully digest the enormity of the content and subject matter at their own rate.

The global Coronavirus pandemic and the resulting aftermath has significantly impacted the delivery of in-person forums over the past four years. Kappa Alpha Psi® has received a programming grant to develop a virtual platform for the Learn 2 Live initiative that we plan to launch in 2024.  The development of video presentations is critical to the future scalability, efficiency and effectiveness of Learn 2 Live Forums on a virtual world.   Kappa Alpha Psi® is currently developing a series of professional grade video presentations that visualize learning and capture the lesson objectives of the initiative and forums.  In short, the videos will recreate the physical forums in electronic format expanding the initiative’s reach by providing access to cities or communities that the Learn 2 Live initiative cannot physically reach.  The videos will also serve as forum components in communities where law enforcement agencies are not willing or able to participate or provide officers to engage in mock scenario demonstrations during a physically coordinated forum.  

The video series will film simulated mock scenarios of police encounters that will educate and empower young persons of color with the tools and tips recommended by NOBLE.  The videos will utilize actual police departmental personnel, cars, equipment, etc., to recreate the most life- like scenarios possible.  

The video series will also capture NOBLE’s presentation of “The Law and Your Community,” as well as a police panel discussion.  The filmed panel discussion will feature a collection of police personnel from various departments who are in support and partnership with this
initiative.

In a technologically driven 21st century, the Learn 2 Live initiative has created an online presence (learn2livemovement.com) to promote awareness and provide educational opportunities in an e-learning format. The website will allow for the viewing of video content, the completion of educational coursework and the download of handout materials and learning information designated as beneficial to the initiative’s target demographic.

Kappa Alpha Psi® and NOBLE are committed to achieving nationwide justice and equality in law enforcement practice and procedures, while establishing and continuing the important conversation of race and social justice in policing.  A component of the Lean 2 Live Initiative will call for a national partnership and relationship with police departments throughout the county who will stand in unison and accept (in writing) our program five-point pledge for accountability. The five points are explained as follows:

A. Zero-Tolerance Policy
The first point calls for a zero-tolerance policy on biased policing, racial profiling and police brutality. Bias-based policing refers to the collection of practices that systematically and intentionally incorporate prejudiced judgments based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, economic status, religious beliefs or age. 

B. Police Training
A commitment to ongoing and regular police training is a necessary practice for police departments committed to ensuring fair and equitable practices in law enforcement.  Training aligns organizational police goals with individual and team performance, eliminating the gaps between current position and desired direction.  Kappa Alpha Psi® and NOBLE seek departmental commitment to yearly and consistent cultural diversity and sensitivity training as well as unbiased police training for all department personnel.

C. Workforce Diversity 
The third pledge point calls for a concentrated departmental effort to recruit officers of statistically underrepresented cultural groups in order to present a department representative and reflective of a diverse 21st century population.  

D. Community Engagement & Empathy
Kappa Alpha Psi® and NOBLE call for a commitment to consistent outreach and constructive conversations and interaction by law enforcement agencies with members and leaders of the African American community through events and activities.  These steps are important to break down social and cultural barriers to cultivate ideal interactions between police and cultural communities.  

E. Youth Initiatives 
The final pledge point calls for active police involvement in youth initiatives. This pledge point not only provides a benefit to community youth, but also exposes law enforcement personnel to the persons that they police, providing a familiarity and building a comfortable working relationship to decrease tensions and foster growth and “bridge building” opportunities.