Information about Townhall Meeting on the State of Black Men in America, at the bottom of the email you'll find the dates for other cities.


FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2004, at 7PM
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>for
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>A townhall meeting on
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>THE STATE OF BLACK MEN IN AMERICA
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>featuring a keynote address by
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>KEVIN POWELL
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>(Writer, Activist, Author of the book Whoâ ?s Gonna Take the Weight?
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>Manhood, Race, and Power in America

>and a discussion with panelists>
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>CHANCE BROWN>
>Corporate Trainer and Project Manager for a major financial services
>company
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>ALVIN STARKS
>Social justice philanthropist>
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>SWAY>

>MTV News reporter, Hot 97's morning show host
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>ERICH K. WILLIAMS
>Executive Director, Hip-Hop Culture Gallery (Mount Vernon, New York)
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>Moderated by DEAN MEMINGER
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>NY1News Anchor, Reporter, and KISS-FM News Anchor
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>with a special performance by Poet KHALIL ALMUSTAFA

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>Musical soundtrack provided by DJ BLESSED PRODUCTIVE>
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>The event is FREE and open to males AND females
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>Doors open at 6:15PM
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>PLEASE arrive early as seating is on a first come first serve basis and the
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>program WILL start on time
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>The townhall meeting will be held at
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>HANSON PLACE CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH>
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>144 St. Felix Street
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>(between Lafayette Ave. & Hanson Place)
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>in downtown Brooklyn, New York
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>Trains...M, N, Q, R, 2, 3, 4, 5 to Atlantic Avenue stop
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>Copies of Kevin Powellâ ?s book Whoâ ?s Gonna Take the Weight? will
>be on
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>sale
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>Various organizations will be tabling throughout the evening
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>>And on Saturday, March 27th, also at HANSON PLACE CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST
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>CHURCH and FOR MALES ONLY....
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>10AM-12PM...workshop on FATHERHOOD, led by THABITI BOONE
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>Author, Activist, Speaker on the lessons and concerns of fatherhood
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>12PM-1PM...lunch break, informal discussions about Black manhood
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>1PM-3PM...workshop on RELATIONSHIPS, led by CHRIS "KHARMA KAZI" ROLLE
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>Holistic Male Development and Relationship Consultant
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>3:30PM-5:30PM...workshop on FINANCIAL LITERACY/PLANNING, led by ALFRED
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>EDMOND
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>Senior Vice-President and Editor-In-Chief, Black Enterprise Magazine
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>Various organizations will be tabling throughout the day>
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>For more information please call 718-399-0695 or email us at>
>stateofblackmen@aol.com
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>For media inquiries, contact Akila Worksongs at 718-756-8501 or>
>aworksongs@aol.com
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>And PLEASE NOTE the following dates for the STATE OF BLACK MEN Tour
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>(featuring keynote speaker Kevin Powell) in other cities throughout
>2004....
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>Detroit...Friday, April 30th
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>Los Angeles...Friday, May 21st
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>Washington, DC...Friday, June 25th
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>Oakland, CA...Friday, July 16th
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>Chicago...Friday, August 27th
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>Philadelphia...Friday, September 17th
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>Houston...Friday, October 8th
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>Dallas...Friday, October 22nd
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>Cleveland...Friday, November 19th
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>Miami...Friday, December 17th
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>FYI, Atlanta happened, already, on Sunday, January 18th....
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