The Shaping Of Our Future Generation,
      Putting A Plug In The School To 
                 Prison Pipeline!





















"Bobby Huntley's newest book, "The Shaping Of Our Future Generation" is very near and dear to me. I was an eye - witness to many of the things spoken about in this book. The things that I did not eye- witness, Bobby would share many of them with me as he was going through them. The book is excellent reading and many who read this book will be able to identify similar inequities in your lives caused by a “Good Ole Boys” system or when you have been “Black Balled.”

"I was there when they (the school system) chose lesser qualified individuals over him, who was highly qualified not on one school position but several positions. The book gives detailed insight on how preferential treatment does not seek out the best candidate. The book is easy reading and gives cause for reflection in life."

Paul Arrington, (Retired High School Teacher)

"Noble Drew Ali once famously stated, “If you want to change a people, change their literature.” Bobby Huntley has been a force in changing the literature and the narrative in the world of education for decades as a leader and as an author."

"In 2015 the world was blessed with “The Gentlemen's Club,” which is an instructional manual based on The Gentlemen's Club character development mentoring program for young men. The 2015 offering provided instructions on how the community might create a program that positively impacts the lives of young men and leads them to be able to effectively lead our communities in the future."

"Mr. Huntley's newest composition, “The Shaping Of Our Future Generation, Putting A Plug In The School To Prison Pipeline!” details the trials and tribulations that one might encounter while administering a youth mentorship program. Discussing physical challenges, difficulties with educational gatekeepers, and a host of other adversities, Mr. Huntley gives the reader deep insight into how he waded in the deep, cold, and often thankless waters of servant leadership. Louis Farrakhan once stated, “We are all gifted, but we have to discover the gift, uncover the gift, nurture and develop the gift and use it for the Glory of God and for the liberation struggle of our people.”

"Huntley's journey exemplifies how through trials he, and those that he served, were able to become better men by nurturing and developing their innate God-given leadership talents. Fellow United States Veteran and visionary Martin Delaney once famously stated, "Our elevation must be the result of self-efforts and work of our own hands." I suggest that all who are intent on the liberation of our children from mediocrity and genocide should place Bobby Huntley's works into their hands and the hands of those that they serve."

Seko B.E. Varner, M.Ed

"I must first thank you Bobby for your service to our country, and to the students and families of Virginia Beach City Public Schools. You have truly been a blessing to all! Proverbs 22:6 “Train up a child in the way he should go; and even when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Your book gives a riveting expose of how the bureaucracy operates within the school system. It also highlights the triumphs, trials, and tribulations of your educational career, but “count it all joy.” God is working out another assignment for you. “For I know the plans I have for you” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”    Jeremiah 29:11.

Kim Love, School Counselor

"Congratulations Bobby Raye Huntley, we all have the opportunity at least once in this lifetime, to give back and make a strong positive impression on the lives of someone. Bobby Raye Huntley has sown so many seeds of love, instruction in leadership, kindness, and respect in the lives of so many young people within the Virginia Beach City Public Schools with his Character Development Mentoring Program; The Gentlemen’s Club."

"I believe it was something he never saw, or thought could happen, because some of the things he had been through in his life, he wanted to reach out and help other men to see things differently and to think differently. The encouragement that God gave me to say to Bobby was, "Why not start with young boys, who are more impressionable and in need of a strong male role model to help them?"

"Bobby gave it a lot of thought and consideration and soon realized that our youth were the ones that were in much need of help. Bobby soon applied for a position with the Virginia Beach City Public Schools and was hired immediately.  After reading “The Shaping Of Our Future Generation,” truly a page turning which I had a hard time putting down. His book revealed to me why God used me to speak into his life, and as they say, “The rest is history!”

"Your Brother In Christ"

Superintendent, Melvin E. Woolard, Sr.

 

Children are the future of the world.  Reading this book “The Shaping of Our Future Generation” is like going through a time  capsule.  It grabs your attention along the way as you take the journey along with Mr. Huntley.  He puts forth his God given talents in trying to rescue some of our young people who are heading in the wrong  direction (from school to prison). At times it makes you feel happy and other times perplexed.  His nineteen (19) year odyssey takes you through twist and turns dealing with politics and bureaucracy while giving his all to the call of duty to benefit the future leaders of the world.  R.E.S.P.E.CT. and good manners were the order of the day growing up in my era and the Gentlemen’s Club (GC) was providing that instruction for our young people.                 

     Mr. Huntley put his heart and soul in the GC program in trying to reach our young men, all while at times dealing with unprofessional inequalities in the workplace.  Virginia Beach City Public Schools  Division did not fully appreciate or realized the GEM they had in their presence.  “The stone the builder rejected has become the chief    cornerstone.” (Mark 12:10)

     This book documents the tremendous value and positive changes the GC made in the lives of young men, young ladies, parents, schools’ environment, and the  communities.  It has been said, “You can count the number of seeds in an apple, but you cannot count the number of  apples in a seed.”  The seeds Mr. Huntley planted in those young men and women will continue to be counted for generations to come.  This book should be read by school administrators throughout the United States.  It gives you a blueprint and invites you to look at what is truly needed in the public school system,  

“Putting A Plug In The School To Prison Pipeline!” 

Jeffery Bates, Sr.