Kennesaw State men's basketball Head Coach
Amir Abdur-Rahim has joined collegiate basketball coaches from across the country in the pursuit of pushing their campus and their communities towards a brighter future as one of over 40 coaches in the founding committee for Coaches 4 Change.
Coaches 4 Change (C4C) is an organization that is founded by college basketball coaches who are dedicated to help their student-athletes, their campus, and their communities. The mission of C4C is to provide a platform that engages, educates, empowers, and evolves the collegiate student-athlete on issues of social injustices, systemic racism, and the power of voting in the endless pursuit of equality. The 4 Pillars of C4C are to:
- ENGAGE our fellow coaches & student-athletes within our campus & local communities. To raise awareness and involvement in the endless pursuit for equality through voter registration.
- EDUCATE our fellow coaches & student athletes with historical information pertaining to systemic racism, social injustice(s), police brutality, and significant events that have shaped our country.
- EMPOWER our fellow coaches & student-athletes to inspire change through the power of voting.
- EVOLVE the minds of our fellow coaches & student-athletes to help foster positive changes within their collegiate and local communities surrounding the issues of racism & social injustice.
Our pillars will serve as the 4 foundational elements that will guide our endless pursuit of
EQUALITY. For more information, please visit
www.coaches4change.org or on social media
@Coaches4Change.
"There is a responsibility we all have for creating change, pushing the conversation forward, and leaving the world a better place for the next generation," said coach Abdur-Rahim. "Coaches 4 Change is a group I am blessed to be part of. To help in the fight against systemic racism, social inequality, and voter suppression just to name a few issues; is a privilege in itself. As a member of this C4C I am eager to roll up my sleeves and get to work."
The C4C committee include (in alphabetical order by first name):
Adam Hood (UTSA | C-USA), Alex Mumphard (Cornell | IVY) Alvin Brooks III (Baylor | Big XII),
Amir Abdur-Rahim (Kennesaw St. | ASUN), Andy Farrell (Dayton | A10), Anthony Goins (Clemson | ACC), Antoni Wyche (Siena | MAAC), Antonio Reynolds-Dean (Clemson | ACC), Bobby Steinburg (Kent State | MAC), Brandon Chambers (Texas Southern | SWAC), Brian Earl (Cornell | Ivy), Brian Eskildsen (Harvard | Ivy), Brian Merritt (Morgan St. | MEAC), Carmen Maciariello (Siena | MAAC), Cliff Warren (Georgia St. | Sun Belt), Cody Toppert (Memphis | AAC), Curtis Wilson (Boston Univ. | Patriot), Darris Nichols (Florida | SEC), Dedrique Taylor (Cal St. Fullerton | Big West), DeMarlo Slocum (UNLV | Mountain West), Donovan Williams (Longwood | Big South), Eric Haut (Northern Kentucky | Horizon), Gerry McNamara (Syracuse | ACC), Hamlet Tibbs (Vermont | America East), Josh Sash (NDSU | Summit League), Kareem Richardson (Indiana St. | MVC), Kyle Steinway (Sacred Heart | NEC), Louis Orr (Georgetown | Big East), Lucas McKay (UMKC | Summit League), Marcus King (Tennessee Tech | OVC), Martin Bahar (San Diego | WCC), Matt Miner (Siena | MAAC), Mike Mennenga (Oregon | Pac 12), Omar Lowery (Butler | Big East), Russ Willemsen (Tenn. St. | OVC), Rasheen Davis, Rob O'Driscoll (Drexel | CAA), Ryan Devlin (George Washington | A10), Ryan Pedon (Ohio State | Big 10), Terrence Rencher (Creighton | Big East), Tommy Strine (Lamar | Southland), Trey Montgomery (Penn. | Ivy), and Vince Walden (Texas A&M | SEC).
