169 St. Louis Community College (STLCC) at Forest Park in St. Louis is addressing the need to increase confidence in the classroom for Black males through the Black Male Achievers Academy (BMAA). (Image: Facebook/St. Louis Community College) St. Louis Community College (STLCC) at Forest Park in St. Louis is addressing the need to build a bridge of confidence in the classroom through the Black Male Achievers Academy (BMAA), which is still recruiting 100 Black Males to support. The program is targeted to assist Black men who are attending college for the first time in the fall, according to The St. Louis American. The BMAA is designed to improve recruitment and retention of African American students. According to the article, the BMAA will be held from June 21-July 30 on the St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley and STLCC-Forest Park campuses.