
In a political year where millions of new voters are going to the polls because they believe in democracy, because they want to see a new kind of politics, it is profoundly disturbing to witness, in the largest of American cities, a blatant disregard for our democratic process...

Kevin Powell
BLACK AND MALE IN AMERICA: A TOWN HALL MEETING
moderated by CNN's SOLEDAD O'BRIEN,
critically acclaimed journalist of CNN's "Black in America" Series
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2008
7pm
Lafayette Presbyterian Church
85 South Oxford Street, at the corner of Lafayette
Fort Greene section of Brooklyn, New York
Take C to Lafayette OR... G to Fulton
The program will feature a conversation with contributors to The Black Male
Handbook: A Blueprint for Life
KEVIN POWELL, Editor, The Black Male Handbook; writer, activist, and recent
Democratic candidate for Congress in Brooklyn
LASANA HOTEP, Founder of Hotep Consultants
JEFF JOHNSON, Host of BET's "Truth with Jeff Johnson"
BYRON HURT, Award-winning filmmaker, writer, activist, lecturer
RYAN MACK, President of Optimum Capital Management
KENDRICK B. NATHANIEL, Mentor/Youth Advocate
ANDRAE L. BROWN, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Lewis & Clark College;
Co-Director, Affinity Counseling Group
WILLIAM JELANI COBB, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History, Spelman College
MICHAEL SCOTT JONES, Photographer/Multimedia Producer
NO RSVP needed, but seating is on a first-come basis
ALL MEDIA INQUIRIES, please contact MARISA KING-REDWOOD, Buzz International
Group: 212-360-0399 OR mking@buzzig.com
Moderated by Soledad O'Brien
Time:7:00PM Wednesday, November 12th
Location:Lafayette Presbyterian Church





















