Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Kevin Powell - The Black Male Handbook: A Blueprint for Life

Wednesday, February 11, 20096:00 pm - 8:00 pm




Acclaimed author, community activist, and Hip Hop Historian, Kevin Powell, comes to Philadelphia to commence Black History Month with Black and Male in America at the African American Museum.


Kevin Powell is a community organizer, activist, hip hop aficionado, and acclaimed author. Powell is a 2009 NAACP Image Award nominee known for his latest work, The Black Male Handbook: A Blueprint for Life.


Black and Male in America is a 30-city speaking tour, created to educate and uplift Black males and their communities, focusing on the teachings found in Kevin Powell?s The Black Male Handbook.


Black and Male in America is Kevin Powell's educational speaking tour in which Powell will be offering guidance and solutions to men and women of all ages to combat the various crises in the Black community. These topics and solutions come straight from the work Powell has done in


The Black Male Handbook.
Admission is Free African American Museum 701 Arch StreetPhiladelphia, PA

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NAME OF EVENT: “The Power of Mentoring”

NAME OF ORGANIZATION: Bigs United (Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC)

VENUE ADDRESS: Galapagos Art Space, 16 Main St., Brooklyn (DUMBO) (at the corner of Water St.). Nearest subways are the F train (York St. stop), A or C trains (High St. stop), 2/3 trains (Clark St. stop)

EVENT DATE: Monday, February 23, 2009

EVENT TIME: 7pm – 9pm

EVENT PRICE: Free

TELEPHONE NUMBER: (718) 222-8500

WEBSITE: www.galapagosartspace.com / www.bigsnyc.org/v-bunited.php

EVENT DESCRIPTION: A Black History Month event featuring Kevin Powell (poet, activist, author of “The Black Male Handbook” and former cast member of MTV’s first season of The Real World: New York) and additional speakers Graham Weatherspoon (Director, Pubic Relations, 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care) and Herbert Williams (Director, Operations, Verizon Telecom Partners Solutions)