Kevin Powell, April Silver of AKILA WORKSONGS,
Black & Male in America (BAMIA), and
Allhiphop.com
present a
Townhall Meeting
Performance, & Booksigning
for the launch of
"Be a Father to Your
Child:
Real Talk from Black Men on
Family, Love, and Fatherhood"
Event Hosted by
Chuck "Jigsaw" Creekmur of Allhiphop.com
THIS
MONDAY!
June 2, 2008
7:00pm -
9:30pm
located at Brown Memorial Baptist
Church
(Rev. Clinton M. Miller, Pastor)
438 Washington Avenue (at
Clinton Hill/Brooklyn, NY 11238
doors open at 6:30 | first come, first seated
FREE and
OPEN TO ALL
Join the Discussion, Mix & Mingle with the
Writers!
Buy the Book, Support a Cause! *
book cover goes here
a groundbreaking anthology
featuring
essays, poems, and interviews by
Aaron Lloyd • Adisa Banjoko • Alford Young, Jr. • Bakari Kitwana • Bill Stephney • Byron Hurt • Cheo Tyehimba • Davey D. • Dion Chavis • James Peterson • Kevin Powell • Kevin Williams • Lasana Hotep • Loren Harris • Lumumba Akinwole-Bandele • Mo Beasley • Rhymefest • Saddi Khali • Shaun Neblett • Steven G. Fullwood • Talib Kweli • Thabiti Boone • Timothy D. Jones • William Jelani Cobb
"Editor April R. Silver weaves together a seamless tapestry of essays, poems, lyrics, and interviews from both analytic and anecdotal perspectives- from the corner to the campus- to address issues of Black masculinity and fatherhood at the birth and maturation of hip hop culture." MORE BACKGROUND! [link to the press release as a PDF]
* Book project created to support the "Black Men and Boys Initiative." LEARN MORE! [link to www.21cf.org]
Book Available at the JUNE 2 Event!
Event Bookseller: Brownstone
Books
BAF Available Online Now (Out Nationally Early June).
CONTACT US
718.756.8501
contact@blackandmaleinamerica.org
events@beafathertoyourchild.com
key websites:
www.softskull.com
www.beafathertoyourchild.com
www.allhiphop.com
www.kevinpowellforcongress.org
www.myspace.com/akilaworksongs
www.akilaworksongs.com
