The author reports on Ohio's bevy of education initiatives that take aim at helping African-American male students succeed. The Todd Anthony Bell National Resource Center for the African American Male at The Ohio State University is one of several initiatives that help African-American men succeed in Ohio. All the programs focus on individual needs, individual achievement, positive role modeling and the acquisition of leadership skills. The Bell Resource Center was founded in 2004 as the African-American Resource Center out of a growing concern over the retention rate of Black male students at OSU, which was well below that of the general student population. Bell, a former All-American defensive back at OSU, had a "deep concern for the plight of African-American males," says the center's director, Dr. James L. Moore III. In addition to the Todd Anthony Bell Resource Center, other entities in Ohio are trying to improve the educational status of Black males.