Dr. Kimbrough's BLOG - Black Male Initiative: Kevin Powell

Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Tonight we hosted Kevin Powell for our Black Male Initiative program. Kevin and I go back 10 years, when he came to Old Dominion University to speak for Black History Month. I clearly remember this because my former student Nakia told him during a Q&A that she didn't have time to read, and he went on to tell her she'll have more time to read now than any other time in her life. Her feelings got hurt a little, but she did become an avid reader.

Tonight, Kevin spoke as a part of our Black male initiative. His new book, The Black Male Handbook, has 8 chapters that address issues for men. Interestingly, four of the chapters were authored by people who have been to our campus (Jeff Johnson, William Jelani Cobb, Byron Hurt, and Kevin). So tonight he really offered some good, useful tips for the men in the audience to help them navigate life.

Kevin is a good brother and has always done a great job here. This was his second visit to PSC in the past 2 years.

The Prez

Tuesday, February 03, 2009 10:38:23 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)

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Sunday, February 15, 2009 12:15:26 AM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)

Name of event: “The Power of Mentoring” featuring author/activist Kevin Powell

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, Public Relations, 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care) and Herbert Williams (Director, Operations, Verizon Telecom Partners Solutions)

Bigs United

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