Black and Latino males are continually marginalized prior to matriculating at a community college. Although research has been conducted on the Black and Latino male experience, little research exists on ethnic groups within each race. Being Black and/or Hispanic is not monolithic. The qualitative portraiture study explores the lived experiences of four male community college students from the African Diaspora who addressed the following questions: What role did the family, social, financial, academics, and the institution play in their lived experiences before community college? What role did the family, social, financial, academics, and the institution play in Black and Latino male students lived experiences at a community college? What are the most critical challenges that Black and Latino male student have faced as students? Who or what was the most supportive? What leadership role did the family, social, financial, academics, and the institution play in Black and Latino male students lived experiences in community college? Regarding ethnicity, gender, and race, what role did bias play in Black and Latino male students lived experiences in community college? What contributions have Black and Latino male students made to the institution as students? Are there any aspects of Black and Latino male student education that these young men must overcome to prevent a critical setback while at the community college? The study found that Black and Hispanic male students have the same lived experiences prior to and after matriculation at a community college through their familial, social, financial, academic, and institutional lived experiences. These lived experiences created barriers that ultimately led students to seek mentors and mentor programming while at the community college. The portraits of these young men created a better insight about the lived experiences of males from the African Diaspora who identified as Black and/or Latino as they navigated a system that often left them feeling marginalized and disenfranchised in life. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]