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BIOGRAPHY & BACKGROUND
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Bruce C. Carter - One-Line Bio
Bruce C. Carter is a doctoral candidate, entrepreneur, and solutionist developing evidence-based community transformation strategies through Carter Empowers.
Bruce C. Carter - Short Form
Bruce C. Carter is an entrepreneur, business coach, and solutionist with 20+ years developing sustainable community solutions. Founder of Carter Empowers, he has influenced 500,000+ young people through evidence-based interventions addressing violence, father absence, and economic exclusion.
On November 16, 2025, Carter defends his doctoral dissertation at UT Arlington, presenting a four-pillar, household-first strategy proven to reduce violence and strengthen families. His work combines academic rigor with two decades of community implementation.
“Solutions outlast programs.”
Contact: bcarter@carterempowers.com| carterempowers.com
Bruce C. Carter - Medium Form
Bruce C. Carter is an entrepreneur, business coach, and solutionist with over 20 years of experience developing sustainable community solutions. As founder of Carter Empowers, he has influenced over 500,000 young people through evidence-based interventions that address violence, father absence, and economic exclusion.
On November 16, 2025, Carter defends his doctoral dissertation at the University of Texas at Arlington, presenting four years of research on reducing violence among Black males ages 12-26. His four-pillar, household-first strategy—Solid Foundation Certification (personal development), Standing on Business (economic empowerment), Eatz & Learn (household nutrition/education), and Becoming The Best Dad (father engagement)—demonstrates that integrated interventions produce compounded results traditional programs cannot achieve.
Carter brings a unique practitioner-scholar perspective, having tested and refined these strategies across communities before formalizing them through doctoral research. His work along the I-94 corridor in Wisconsin provides evidence that treating households—not just individuals—as the unit of change creates lasting transformation.
Guided by the principle that “solutions outlast programs,” Carter challenges temporary, grant-dependent interventions, instead creating community-owned strategies that build capacity and outlast political cycles.
Beyond the four core pillars, Carter founded CIH Media Group (strategic communications) and Black DOGE USA (government accountability). He is available for speaking engagements, consultation, and partnership discussions.
Contact: bcarter@carterempowers.com | carterempowers.com
Official Biography - Long Form
Bruce C. Carter is an entrepreneur, business coach, and solutionist with over 20 years of experience developing sustainable community solutions that address violence, illiteracy, father absence, and economic exclusion. As founder of Carter Empowers and creator of the Carter Empowers Network, he has influenced over 500,000 young people through evidence-based interventions.
Carter’s approach bridges academic rigor with real-world implementation. For two decades, he developed and tested community interventions, refining strategies through continuous feedback and measurable outcomes. His observation that participants engaging across multiple program areas showed dramatically better outcomes than those in single programs led him to pursue formal doctoral research.
Currently completing his doctorate in community transformation strategies, Carter is defending his dissertation—”WHO REALLY CARES? Examining Violence, Illiteracy, Non-Active Fathers, and Low Self-Esteem as Agents of Constructive Genocide Among Black Males in America Ages 12-26″—on November 16, 2025, at the University of Texas at Arlington. The research presents a four-pillar, household-first strategy tested along the I-94 corridor in Kenosha, Racine, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The four-pillar strategy consists of:
- Solid Foundation Certification (SFC) – Personal development before technical skills, building self-worth and financial literacy
- Standing on Business (SoB) – Economic empowerment through entrepreneurship and job placement pathways
- Eatz & Learn (E&L) – Household nutrition and education integration through family meal routines
- Becoming The Best Dad (BTBD) – Structured father engagement, co-parenting skills, and school presence
Carter’s research demonstrates that households participating in multiple pillars experience greater reductions in violence involvement compared to traditional single-intervention programs, providing evidence for an integrated, sustainable approach to community transformation.
Beyond the four core pillars, Carter has developed additional flagship solutions including CIH Media Group (strategic communications for community impact) and Black DOGE USA (government accountability initiatives).
His philosophy is captured in his tagline: “Solutions outlast programs.” Carter challenges the cycle of grant-dependent, temporary interventions that disappear when funding ends, instead creating community-owned, self-sustaining strategies that build capacity and outlast political cycles.
Before focusing on community transformation, Carter gained experience in business development, coaching, and entrepreneurship, bringing private-sector discipline to social impact work. This background informs his emphasis on sustainability, measurable outcomes, and scalable models.
Carter’s work has been recognized for its practical impact and scholarly rigor. He maintains active partnerships with schools, courts, employers, and community organizations across multiple cities, providing implementation support and evaluation expertise.
He is available for speaking engagements, consultation, and partnership discussions with organizations committed to evidence-based community transformation.
Contact: outreach@carterempowers.com | bcarter@carterempowers.com |
Web: carterempowers.com | network.carterempowers.com
Quick Facts
Name: Bruce C. Carter
Titles: Entrepreneur | Business Coach | Solutionist | Doctoral Candidate
Organization: Carter Empowers
Founded: Carter Empowers Network, CIH Media Group, Black DOGE USA, and more.
Experience:
- 20+ years community implementation
- 500,000+ young people influenced
- 4 years doctoral research
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 12-26”
Defense Date: November 16, 2025
Defense Location: University of Texas at Arlington
Research Focus: Violence prevention, father engagement, household transformation, economic empowerment
Signature Philosophy: “Solutions outlast programs.”
Primary and Secondary Messaging
KEY MESSAGES & TALKING POINTS
Primary Message
“Most community programs fold when funding ends. The four-pillar household-first strategy addresses root causes simultaneously—mindset, income, household routines, and father engagement—creating sustainable transformation that outlasts grants and political cycles.”
Violence Prevention
“Violence isn’t reduced by programs that treat symptoms in isolation. When households simultaneously develop self-worth, access legal earning pathways, establish healthy routines, and engage fathers, violence risk decreases exponentially.”
Research vs. Practice
“I spent 20 years implementing and refining these strategies in real communities before pursuing doctoral research. The dissertation validates what practitioners already know—integrated, household-level interventions work better than fragmented programs.”
Sustainability
“Grant-dependent programs create dependency and disappear when funding ends. Solutions build community capacity and become self-sustaining. That’s the difference between programs and solutions.”
DISSERTATION DEFENSE INFORMATION
Event Overview
What: Public Doctoral Dissertation Defense
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 12-26”
Who: Bruce C. Carter, Doctoral Candidate
When: Sunday, November 16, 2025, 1:00 PM CST
Where: University of Texas at Arlington – Lone Star Auditorium, 300 W. First St, Arlington, TX 76010
Format: In-person attendance only
Cost: No Cost, But RSVP required
RSVP: https://carterempowers.com/event/dissertation-defense/
Research Overview
Brief Overview
Research Question: Do households engaged in multiple pillars (SFC, SoB, E&L, BTBD) experience greater reductions in violence involvement than single-intervention households?
Hypothesis: Integrated, household-first interventions produce compounded effects that isolated programs cannot achieve.
Methodology:
- Mixed-methods design
- Quasi-experimental with matched comparison groups
- Household unit of analysis
- Four years longitudinal data
- I-94 corridor research sites
Key Findings:
- Households participating in multiple pillars showed greater reductions in violence risk
- Father engagement correlates with improved school attendance and behavior
- Economic pathways reduce incident involvement
- Household meal routines improve literacy and attendance
- Personal development enhances self-regulation and prosocial behavior
Significance:
- Provides evidence for household-first public safety strategies
- Demonstrates synergistic effects of integrated interventions
- Offers replicable models for community adoption
- Informs policy on violence prevention spending
Four-Pillar Strategy
Four-Pillar Strategy Details
PILLAR 1: Solid Foundation Certification (SFC)
- Focus: Personal development before technical skills
- Components: Self-worth development, financial literacy, discipline, entrepreneurial mindset
- Outcomes: Improved self-regulation, reduced incident involvement, prosocial behavior
PILLAR 2: Standing on Business (SoB)
- Focus: Economic empowerment through entrepreneurship
- Components: Business training, job placement, employer partnerships, micro-enterprise
- Outcomes: Income stability, legal earning pathways, reduced violence involvement
PILLAR 3: Eatz & Learn (E&L)
- Focus: Household nutrition and education integration
- Components: Family meal routines, cooking education, literacy activities, positive media
- Outcomes: Improved attendance, literacy gains, family engagement, household stability
PILLAR 4: Becoming The Best Dad (BTBD)
- Focus: Structured father engagement
- Components: School presence, co-parenting skills, rites-of-passage, parenting efficacy
- Outcomes: Increased father engagement, improved co-parenting, reduced conflict, better youth outcomes
Community Empowerment
“Communities need tools, evidence, and support to build their own solutions. The four-pillar strategy belongs to communities. They own it and implement it themselves.”
Words from Bruce
QUOTES FOR ATTRIBUTION
the Dissertation Research
“After 20 years of community work, I knew integrated approaches worked better than isolated programs. The dissertation provides the evidence to prove it—households participating in multiple pillars experience compounded reductions in violence risk.”
“Traditional research stays in the ivory tower. This work started in communities, was tested in communities, and returns to communities with tools they can use.”
Violence Prevention
“Violence prevention programs fail when they address symptoms in isolation. Teaching anger management requires creating economic opportunity. Offering mentoring requires engaging fathers. Improving education requires strengthening households. Everything works together.”
“Violence is a household problem, an economic problem, an identity problem, and a father-engagement problem. The four-pillar strategy addresses all of them simultaneously.”
Solutions vs. Programs
“Programs treat symptoms. Solutions address root causes. Programs depend on external funding. Solutions become self-sustaining. Programs create dependency. Solutions build capacity. Solutions outlast programs.”
“Millions of dollars get poured into communities with zero sustainable impact. The grant ends, the program ends, and communities return to baseline. We build differently.”
Father Engagement
“Being a great dad is teachable. Father presence requires showing up at school, participating in co-parenting, modeling responsibility. Give fathers the tools and structure, and outcomes improve across every metric.”
“Society tells men they’re not needed, they’re disposable, they’re dangerous. Then we wonder about their absence. Father engagement is a skill. Teach the skill and families strengthen.”
Economic Pathways
“Legal earning opportunities reduce illegal alternatives. Give young men pathways to business ownership, paychecks, and wealth building, and violence becomes less attractive. Economics and public safety are inseparable.”
Household-First Strategy
“Individuals exist in households. Equip families with tools for healthy routines, economic stability, and positive engagement, and transformation happens at scale. We focus on households as the unit of change.”
For COverage
Media Inquiries
Primary Contact: Carter Empowers
Phone: (855)-25BRUCE or (855)-252-7823
Email: bcarter@carterempowers.com | outreach@carterempowers.com
Web: carterempowers.com
For Interview Requests:
Bruce C. Carter is available for:
Pre-recorded interviews
Live broadcast interviews
Podcast appearances
Print/online Q&A
Expert commentary on related news
Response Time:
Media inquiries: Generally within 2 hours during business hours
Interview requests: Availability provided within 4 hours
Urgent/breaking news: Contact phone number above
Socials & Links
Official Accounts:
- Twitter/X: @CarterEmpowers
- Instagram: @CarterEmpowers
- Facebook: @CarterEmpowers
- LinkedIn: Bruce C. Carter
Website Links:
Main Website: carterempowers.com
The Empowerment Network: network.carterempowers.com
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OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
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UPDATES & ADDITIONS
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Last Updated: October 15, 2025
Next Update: November 17, 2025 (post-defense materials)
Thank You
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