Ruff Neck EBWS Statement

“Identity is a prison you can never escape, but the way to redeem your history is not to run from it, but to try to understand it, and use it as a foundation to grow.” - Jay Z

As you know, EBWS stands for Educated Brotha With Swag, but the question is, what is a Ruff Neck. An EBWS Ruff Neck is a brotha that is a little rough around the edges. They are those Timberland wearin...hoodie Rockin...ball cap sporting….six o’clock shadow havin...brotha’s who got just enough of the “streetz” in him to know when to keep it real. Urban to his core, a Ruff Neck knows that his skin color is not a detriment to his potential but a testament to his strength and resilience. His grit allows him to hold his own in the boardroom as well as the classroom. An EBWS Ruff Neck will rock out to Drake’s “God’s Plan” as he heads to Calculus class or a business meeting and hours later will “set” you in a game of spades while vibing to Immortal By J. Cole. A Ruff Neck is the embodiment of the EBWS statement, “Knowledge and Swag are not Mutually Exclusive.”

In general, an EBWS is a multi-faceted man, and a Ruff Neck is just one of our many facets. He is defined by his intelligence, ambition, dedication, and hustle. In the words of the great Martin Luther King Jr., an EBWS man demands to be judge not by the color of his skin but by the content of his character.