The GBGMC Fellowship is a 12-month leadership and advocacy program developed by Global Black Gay Men Connect (GBGMC) in collaboration with Urban Couture Models Entertainment (UCME). Designed for young Black gay men and teens (ages 18+), the fellowship empowers a cohort of 50 participants to become informed community advocates in HIV prevention, with a strong focus on long-acting PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis). Through mentorship, structured peer learning, and community engagement, fellows will build leadership capacity, strengthen advocacy skills, and contribute meaningfully to advancing HIV prevention efforts within their communities.

Aaron Carter
In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.

Abdul
To do better you have to be better

Baeomi Campbell
Be so original that imitation has to introduce itself.

Bobby Patterson
Some people fight for attention. Others rise for purpose.

Christian Dixon
Do not wait for the world to recognize your worth. Shine anyway.

Bryse
Crowned by character, not by applause

Bryson W.
Courage combined with integrity is the foundation of character.

Cameron L.
Discipline will take you places motivation never could.

Chris L.
Don’t wait for the world to recognize your worth. Shine anyway.

Christopher P.
Fear is loud, Purpose is louder.

Curtis
Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.

Damein J.
Hard work beats talent if talent doesn’t work hard.

De’Andre
Crowned in confidence running full throttle like a champion👑.

Desmond
Rome was not built in one day.

Donald S.
If I set the standard, I have to live it.

Dreiden W.
Self love is the foundation of everything and however you practice or express that is important.

Du’Pree
Often imitated, never duplicated.

Jared E
A champion is remembered. A legend is never forgotten.

Geoffrey L.
Kill the urge to be chosen, choose yourself.

Haydee Patterson
Climb the ladder of success by stepping on the rungs of hard work and refusing to look down

Jaheim Harris
Even when progress feels slow, every step you take forward is proof that you refused to give up on the life you know you’re capable of building.

Jamarion B
Accept what is, let go of what was, and have faith in what will be.

Jamelle S.
I will not accept a life that I do not deserve

Kalvin
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good – Romans 12:2

Kalvyn B.
Don’t announce power, don’t chase validation, be the standard and make them feel it.

Kendahl G.
If you fear looking foolish, you’ll stay average.

Kolin T.
What is meant for you will not ask you to shrink to receive it.

Lamont
Always choose yourself, then choose who chooses you.

Aiden
There comes a point where you stop explaining yourself and simply start living in alignment with who you are.

Marques B.
You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.

Marquis S.
If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.

Myles B.
Trust the process you’re becoming everything you once prayed for.

Jahmir
Even when progress feels slow, every step you take forward is proof that you refused to give up on the life you know you’re capable of building.

Nazaire A.
It is often the small steps, not the giant leaps, that bring about the most lasting change.

Nicholas Smith
Stars don’t compete for attention, they simply shine and the world takes notice

Nijel Hawley
Do the best you can until you know better. Then, when you know better, do better.

Olu A.
Our crown has already been bought and paid for. All we have to do is wear it.

Quantaye T.D
At the end of the game, the king and the pawn go back into the same box but only one changed the board forever

Raheen Jaquan
Tomorrow isn’t promised, do what makes you happy

Romelo P.
When life gets heavy, I don’t quit.t I trust God is building strength in places I didn’t know I had.

Ryheim H.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us

Ryshawn S.
You weren’t created to stay comfortable. You were created to expand.

Shaun G.
In order to get something you never had, you have to do something you never did before.

Stephenardo R.
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery but today is a gift. That’s why it is called, the Present.

Thomas B
Failure brings success to those who don’t quit

Timothy J.
Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase, we can catch excellence

Tylei Scott
Believe you can and you are halfway there.

Vance J.
Craft is what we are expected to know; art is the unexpected use of our craft

Dewayne Artis
Without confidence, you are twice defeated in the race of life; with confidence, you have won even before you have started.

Zyheym Jones
Hold onto your dream of a better life and stay committed to striving to realize it.








































