but major applause to Kevin Powell for being proactive in his own community!
For more info on Kevin Powell, visit http://www.kevinpowellforcongress.org/STOP THE VIOLENCE IN BLACK AMERICA -- EVENT -- MONDAY JULY 14
THIS MONDAY, JULY 14, 2008
Kevin Powell, Black and Male in America
(BAMIA), Hot 97.1 radio, allhiphop.com, April
Silver of AKILA WORKSONGS, Inc., CONNECT, and the Black and Latino Filmmakers Coalition present
STOP THE VIOLENCE IN BLACK AMERICA!
A townhall meeting on Black male on Black male Violence
AND
Black male violence against Black women and girls
featuring
QUEEN PEN
Grammy-award winning rapper, Writer, Mother, Domestic violence survivor
A.T. MITCHELL
Founder, Hip-hop SUV (Stand Up and Vote)
KEVIN POWELL
Writer, Activist, Author of the essay Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (visit http://www.huffingtonpost.com to read the essay);
Author of the forthcoming book The Black Male Handbook: A Blueprint For Life (Atria Books, September 2008)
LORENZO STEELE
Prison/gang consultant, Conductor of anti-violence workshops locally and nationally
Moderator: GEORGE MITCHELL, BAMIA co-producer
MONDAY, JULY 14, 2008
Doors open at 6:30, program begins at 7PM
Admission is FREE