Friday, March 26, 2004
A Town Hall Meeting in Brooklyn
Received by email earlier this week:
Join us on
FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2004, at 7PM
for
A townhall meeting on
THE STATE OF BLACK MEN IN AMERICA
HANSON PLACE CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
144 St. Felix Street
(between Lafayette Ave. & Hanson Place)
in downtown Brooklyn, New York
featuring a keynote address by
KEVIN POWELL
(Writer, Activist, Author of the book Who's Gonna Take the Weight?
Manhood, Race, and Power in America)
and a discussion with panelists
- CHANCE BROWN, Corporate Trainer and Project Manager for a major financial
services company
- ALVIN STARKS, Social justice philanthropist
- SWAY, MTV News correspondent
- ERICH K. WILLIAMS, Executive Director, Hip-Hop Culture Gallery (Mount Vernon, New York)
Moderated by DEAN MEMINGER, NY1News Anchor, Reporter, and KISS-FM News Anchor
with a special performance by Poet KHALIL ALMUSTAFA
Musical soundtrack provided by DJ BLESSED PRODUCTIVE
The event is FREE and open to males AND females
Doors open at 6:15PM
PLEASE arrive early as seating is on a first come first serve basis and
the program WILL start on time
Directions:
Trains...M, N, Q, R, 2, 3, 4, 5 to Atlantic Avenue station
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And on Saturday, March 27th, also at HANSON PLACE CENTRAL UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH and FOR MALES ONLY (ed note: ay, yo?!)
10AM-12PM...workshop on FATHERHOOD, led by THABITI BOONE,
Author, Activist, Speaker on the lessons and concerns of fatherhood
12PM-1PM...lunch break, informal discussions about Black manhood
1PM-3PM...workshop on RELATIONSHIPS, led by CHRIS "KHARMA KAZI" ROLLE
Holistic Male Development and Relationship Consultant
3:30PM-5:30PM...workshop on FINANCIAL LITERACY/PLANNING, led by ALFRED
EDMOND, Senior Vice-President and Editor-In-Chief, Black Enterprise Magazine
For more information please call 718-399-0695 or email us at
stateofblackmen@aol.com
For media inquiries, contact Akila Worksongs at 718-756-8501 or
aworksongs@aol.com
And PLEASE NOTE the following dates for the STATE OF BLACK MEN Tour
(featuring keynote speaker Kevin Powell) in other cities throughout
2004....
Detroit...Friday, April 30th and Saturday, May 1st
Los Angeles...Friday, May 21st and Saturday, May 22nd
Washington, DC...Friday, June 25th and Saturday, June 26th
Oakland, CA...Friday, July 16th and Saturday, July 17th
Chicago...Friday, August 27th and Saturday, August 28th
Philadelphia...Friday, September 17th and Saturday, September 18th
Houston...Friday, October 8th and Saturday, October 9th
Dallas...Friday, October 29th and Saturday, October 30th
Cleveland...Friday, November 19th and Friday, November 20th
Miami...Friday, December 17th and Saturday, December 18th
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Join us on
FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2004, at 7PM
for
A townhall meeting on
THE STATE OF BLACK MEN IN AMERICA
HANSON PLACE CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
144 St. Felix Street
(between Lafayette Ave. & Hanson Place)
in downtown Brooklyn, New York
featuring a keynote address by
KEVIN POWELL
(Writer, Activist, Author of the book Who's Gonna Take the Weight?
Manhood, Race, and Power in America)
and a discussion with panelists
- CHANCE BROWN, Corporate Trainer and Project Manager for a major financial
services company
- ALVIN STARKS, Social justice philanthropist
- SWAY, MTV News correspondent
- ERICH K. WILLIAMS, Executive Director, Hip-Hop Culture Gallery (Mount Vernon, New York)
Moderated by DEAN MEMINGER, NY1News Anchor, Reporter, and KISS-FM News Anchor
with a special performance by Poet KHALIL ALMUSTAFA
Musical soundtrack provided by DJ BLESSED PRODUCTIVE
The event is FREE and open to males AND females
Doors open at 6:15PM
PLEASE arrive early as seating is on a first come first serve basis and
the program WILL start on time
Directions:
Trains...M, N, Q, R, 2, 3, 4, 5 to Atlantic Avenue station
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
And on Saturday, March 27th, also at HANSON PLACE CENTRAL UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH and FOR MALES ONLY (ed note: ay, yo?!)
10AM-12PM...workshop on FATHERHOOD, led by THABITI BOONE,
Author, Activist, Speaker on the lessons and concerns of fatherhood
12PM-1PM...lunch break, informal discussions about Black manhood
1PM-3PM...workshop on RELATIONSHIPS, led by CHRIS "KHARMA KAZI" ROLLE
Holistic Male Development and Relationship Consultant
3:30PM-5:30PM...workshop on FINANCIAL LITERACY/PLANNING, led by ALFRED
EDMOND, Senior Vice-President and Editor-In-Chief, Black Enterprise Magazine
For more information please call 718-399-0695 or email us at
stateofblackmen@aol.com
For media inquiries, contact Akila Worksongs at 718-756-8501 or
aworksongs@aol.com
And PLEASE NOTE the following dates for the STATE OF BLACK MEN Tour
(featuring keynote speaker Kevin Powell) in other cities throughout
2004....
Detroit...Friday, April 30th and Saturday, May 1st
Los Angeles...Friday, May 21st and Saturday, May 22nd
Washington, DC...Friday, June 25th and Saturday, June 26th
Oakland, CA...Friday, July 16th and Saturday, July 17th
Chicago...Friday, August 27th and Saturday, August 28th
Philadelphia...Friday, September 17th and Saturday, September 18th
Houston...Friday, October 8th and Saturday, October 9th
Dallas...Friday, October 29th and Saturday, October 30th
Cleveland...Friday, November 19th and Friday, November 20th
Miami...Friday, December 17th and Saturday, December 18th
